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Frederick P. Gibbon
Best known for historical adventure and military history, this early-20th-century writer gravitated toward the British Empire’s frontier stories and wartime campaigns. His surviving books suggest a storyteller equally at home with fast-moving fiction and detailed historical narrative.
2 Audiobooks
The Disputed V.C.: A Tale of the Indian Mutiny
by Frederick P. Gibbon
The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division 1914-1918
by Frederick P. Gibbon
About the author
Frederick P. Gibbon was a British author whose work centered on imperial history, soldiering, and adventure. The books reliably linked to him include The Disputed V.C.: A Tale of the Indian Mutiny (1904), The Lawrences of the Punjab (1908), and The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division 1914–1918 (1920). Some records also associate him with titles such as With Rifle and Kukri and William A. Smith of the Boys' Brigade.
What stands out across those works is their range within a clear theme: he wrote both historical fiction and nonfiction, often drawing on British military life in India or on the history of specific campaigns and figures. The Disputed V.C. is a novel set during the Indian Uprising of 1857, while The Lawrences of the Punjab and The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division 1914–1918 show his interest in biography and regimental history.
Reliable biographical detail about Gibbon himself appears to be scarce in readily available sources, so it is hard to say much with confidence about his personal life. Even so, his bibliography paints a consistent picture of a writer interested in courage, conflict, and the ways history could be retold for general readers.