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H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner
1855–1896
Best remembered for witty, polished writing about New York life, this 19th-century poet, novelist, and editor helped shape the voice of Puck, one of America’s early comic weeklies. His work mixed humor, social observation, and a light, graceful style that still feels lively today.
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, on August 3, 1855, Henry Cuyler Bunner became an American novelist, poet, journalist, and editor. He was educated in New York City, and after early newspaper and magazine work, he moved fully into journalism.
Bunner is closely associated with Puck, the influential comic weekly where he became assistant editor in 1877 and later editor. Reference works and literary organizations describe him as a writer whose poems, stories, and sketches often focused on New York City, combining satire, charm, and careful craftsmanship.
He published fiction, verse, and plays, and is often especially remembered for The Tower of Babel and for short, stylish pieces set in urban life. He died on May 11, 1896, at just forty years old, leaving a reputation as a gifted literary humorist and an important magazine editor of his time.