author
H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner
1855–1896
A sharp, witty voice of late 19th-century New York, this American writer brought humor, satire, and city life together in poems, stories, and sketches. He is especially remembered for his work with Puck, where his lively style helped shape one of the era’s best-known comic magazines.
7 Audiobooks
Stories by American Authors (Volume 4)
by Constance Fenimore Woolson, H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner, John William De Forest, Mary Hallock Foote, Nathaniel Parker Willis
Stories by American Authors, Volume 1
by Bayard Taylor, H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner, Rebecca Harding Davis, Brander Matthews, Albert Webster
Jersey Street and Jersey Lane: Urban and Suburban Sketches
by H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner
"Short Sixes": Stories to be Read While the Candle Burns
by H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner
The Story of a New York House
by H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner
In Partnership: Studies in story-telling
by Brander Matthews, H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner
More "Short Sixes"
by H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner
About the author
Born in Oswego, New York, in 1855 and educated in New York City, Henry Cuyler Bunner built his career as a journalist, poet, and fiction writer. He is closely associated with Puck, the influential comic weekly, where he rose from assistant editor to editor while still a young man.
Bunner wrote with an easy charm that suited both satire and lighter social comedy. His poems, short stories, and novels often focused on New York City and its people, and readers have long admired the polish, playfulness, and urban warmth of his writing.
Although he died in 1896 at just forty years old, Bunner left behind a body of work that captures the wit and rhythms of his time. For listeners today, he offers a lively glimpse of Gilded Age America through a voice that is clever, observant, and surprisingly modern.