author
John A. (John Arthur) Hamilton
b. 1845
Best remembered for a life of Milton and the historical novel The MS. in a Red Box, this late-19th-century writer moved between literary biography and fiction with a clear interest in English history and letters.
1 Audiobook
The MS. in a Red Box
by John A. (John Arthur) Hamilton
About the author
Very little biographical information about this author could be confirmed from reliable online sources beyond his identity as John A. Hamilton (John Arthur Hamilton, 1845–1924) and the works attached to his name.
Library and public-domain records show that he wrote The Life of John Milton, Englishman, Partly in His Own Words and the novel The MS. in a Red Box. Those surviving titles suggest a writer drawn both to major literary figures and to historical storytelling.
Because dependable sources with fuller personal details were not available during this search, it is safest to remember him through his books rather than through an extensive life story.