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Garrett Chatfield Pier
1875–1943
An English-born writer, archaeologist, and collector, he moved easily between scholarship and imaginative fiction. He is best remembered today for Hanit the Enchantress, a romantic adventure shaped by his fascination with ancient Egypt.
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Hanit the Enchantress
by Garrett Chatfield Pier
About the author
Born in London on October 30, 1875, Garrett Chatfield Pier later built his career in the United States as both a man of letters and a student of the ancient world. Records of his published work show a range that is unusual and appealing: alongside fiction, he produced studies and catalogues on Egyptian antiquities and pottery, reflecting a deep personal interest in archaeology and collecting.
His best-known novel is Hanit the Enchantress (1921), a fantasy-tinged adventure involving an expedition to Egypt. Reference sources also connect him with works such as Egyptian Antiquities in the Pier Collection and Pottery of the Near East, which help explain the historical texture behind his fiction.
Pier died on December 30, 1943. Although he is not widely known today, his work has a distinctive charm: part scholarly curiosity, part old-style romance, and strongly colored by a lifelong engagement with the civilizations of the ancient Near East.