H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner

Born in Oswego, New York, in 1855, Henry Cuyler Bunner became an American poet, journalist, editor, and fiction writer. After early work in journalism, he joined Puck and rose to become one of the magazine's key editorial figures, building a reputation for clever humor and polished style.

Bunner wrote across several forms, including poems, short stories, novels, and essays. He was especially admired for light verse and for fiction that captured everyday life with wit and charm, often drawing on the rhythms and personalities of New York.

He died in 1896 at just forty years old, but he left behind a body of work remembered for its grace, intelligence, and playful ease. His writing offers a lively glimpse of American literary and magazine culture in the late nineteenth century.