author
Roy Rolfe Gilson
1875–1933
An early 20th-century American novelist and short-story writer, he also served as an Episcopal clergyman, bringing a reflective, humane tone to his work. His fiction includes titles such as Miss Primrose, In the Morning Glow, and The Wistful Years.
2 Audiobooks
Miss Primrose: A Novel
by Roy Rolfe Gilson
In the Morning Glow: Short Stories
by Roy Rolfe Gilson
About the author
Born on August 12, 1875, Roy Rolfe Gilson was an American writer whose work appeared in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Library and book records connect him with novels including When Love Is Young and The Wistful Years, as well as the story collection In the Morning Glow.
Available biographical records also describe a varied career beyond books. He worked on newspaper staffs in Grand Rapids, Detroit, and New York, and later became an Episcopal clergyman. Some records identify him as rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Salisbury, Maryland.
Gilson died on August 2, 1933. While detailed modern biographical material on him is limited, the surviving publication record suggests a prolific author whose writing remained known enough to be preserved by major libraries and public-domain archives.