Arthur George Crandall

Arthur George Crandall was an American author born in 1858 and, according to library and archival records, died in 1935. He is most often associated with New England Joke Lore: The Tonic of Yankee Humor, a collection that gathers anecdotes and comic observations shaped by the region’s famously understated style.

Crandall also wrote Optimistic Medicine: Or, the Early Treatment of Simple Problems Rather Than the Late Treatment of Serious Problems, showing that his interests reached beyond humor into practical, health-focused writing. Taken together, the surviving records suggest a writer who was interested both in everyday well-being and in the character of ordinary people.

Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources readily available online, his books have remained accessible through major public-domain and library collections. That continued availability has helped keep his voice alive for readers curious about vintage American humor and nonfiction from the early 1900s.