Ernest Glanville

Born in Wynberg in the Cape Colony, Ernest Glanville became a journalist and author whose fiction was closely tied to South African settings. Reliable sources describe him as being especially known for his short stories, and also credit him with writing numerous historical novels.

His life fed directly into his writing. Reference works on his career note that he spent time in the diamond fields and worked in journalism, experiences that helped shape the adventurous, on-the-ground quality of his stories.

There is some disagreement in sources about his birth year, with reputable references listing either 1855 or 1856. He died in Rondebosch in 1925 and is remembered as an important early South African popular writer.