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George Agnew Chamberlain
1879–1966
Born in Brazil to American missionary parents, this prolific writer moved from diplomacy into fiction and went on to publish more than 40 books. Several of his stories reached the screen, giving his work a long afterlife beyond the page.
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Through stained glass: A Novel
by George Agnew Chamberlain
About the author
Raised between countries and cultures, George Agnew Chamberlain was born on March 15, 1879, in São Paulo, Brazil, to American parents. He was educated in the United States and later served in the U.S. diplomatic service before turning fully to writing.
After leaving diplomacy, he built a busy career as a novelist, producing more than 40 books, especially in the 1910s and 1920s. His fiction often blended adventure, romance, and a strong sense of movement, and some of his best-known stories later inspired films, including adaptations connected with The Phantom Filly.
He died on March 4, 1966. Today, he is remembered as a versatile popular novelist whose life experience gave his work an unusual international flavor.