author
Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins
1876–1929
A Canadian-born novelist and journalist, he wrote with a reporter’s eye for ordinary lives and public controversies. His work moved easily between fiction, social commentary, and collaborations on headline issues of the early 20th century.
2 Audiobooks
Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft
by Frank J. Cannon, Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins
Old Clinkers: A Story of the New York Fire Department
by Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins
About the author
Born in London, Ontario, in 1876, Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins built a career that crossed borders and genres. He became known as a novelist and journalist, bringing a clear, direct style to both fiction and nonfiction.
O'Higgins wrote novels, short stories, plays, and topical books, and he was especially interested in the social questions of his day. His collaborations included books on juvenile justice and Mormonism, showing how comfortably he moved between storytelling and investigative writing.
He died in 1929, but his career still stands out for its range: part literary, part journalistic, and closely tied to the concerns of everyday people in the early modern press.