Arthur Colton

Born in 1868 and dying in 1943, Arthur Colton was an American author whose books included novels, short fiction, and poetry. Surviving bibliographic records show a substantial body of work, including Port Argent, The Cruise of the Violetta, Harps Hung Up in Babylon, Tioba, and Other Tales, and The Debatable Land.

He also published in well-known magazines, including The Atlantic, which helps place him among the active literary voices of his time. His titles suggest a writer drawn to travel, landscape, adventure, and inward moral or spiritual conflict.

Though he is less widely read today than some of his contemporaries, his range was impressive, and his work still survives through archival and public-domain collections. For listeners who enjoy rediscovered early-20th-century fiction, he offers a mix of storytelling energy and old-fashioned literary grace.