author
Marvin Dana
1867–1926
An American author and journalist with a wide-ranging career, he wrote novels, poetry, and practical nonfiction. His work moved easily between literary fiction and useful guides, giving his books a distinctly versatile feel.
3 Audiobooks
Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
by Marvin Dana, Bayard Veiller
The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service
by Marvin Dana, Robert W. (Robert William) Service
The Lake Mystery
by Marvin Dana
About the author
Born in Cornwall, Vermont, in 1867, Marvin Hill Dana built a varied career as a writer and journalist. Reliable reference sources describe him as an American author and journalist, and bibliographic records show that he published across several genres rather than sticking to a single kind of book.
Dana's body of work included fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Surviving catalogs and public-domain listings suggest he was a notably productive writer, with titles ranging from novels to practical and cultural guides, which helps explain why he still appears in library and archive collections today.
He died in 1926. While detailed biographical information is limited in the sources I could confirm here, the record that remains shows a flexible, hardworking literary career shaped by curiosity and range.