author
Samuel Merwin
1874–1936
A prolific early-20th-century American novelist and playwright, he wrote popular fiction with an easy, lively touch and also worked as a magazine editor. He is especially remembered for collaborations with Henry Kitchell Webster and for moving comfortably between novels, short fiction, and the stage.
14 Audiobooks
The Short Line War
by Samuel Merwin, Henry Kitchell Webster
The Trufflers: A Story
by Samuel Merwin
His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau
by Samuel Merwin
Calumet "K"
by Samuel Merwin, Henry Kitchell Webster
Henry Is Twenty: A Further Episodic History of Henry Calverly, 3rd
by Samuel Merwin
In Red and Gold
by Samuel Merwin
Anthony the Absolute
by Samuel Merwin
The Merry Anne
by Samuel Merwin
Calumet 'K'
by Samuel Merwin, Henry Kitchell Webster
Hills of Han: A Romantic Incident
by Samuel Merwin
Drugging a Nation: The Story of China and the Opium Curse
by Samuel Merwin
The Road to Frontenac
by Samuel Merwin
The Road Builders
by Samuel Merwin
The Whip Hand: A Tale of the Pine Country
by Samuel Merwin
About the author
Born in Evanston, Illinois, on October 6, 1874, Samuel Merwin was an American writer, journalist, and playwright whose career stretched across fiction, theater, and magazine work. He attended Northwestern University and later worked at Success magazine, serving first as an associate editor and then as editor.
Merwin built a wide-ranging literary career and became known for both solo books and collaborations, especially with Henry Kitchell Webster. His work includes novels such as Calumet "K" and The Short Line War, and he also wrote plays and short fiction for a broad popular audience. That mix of storytelling and editorial experience helped give his writing a clear, accessible style.
He died on October 17, 1936. Although he is not as widely read today as some of his contemporaries, he remains a notable figure in American popular literature of the early 1900s, and he is also remembered as the father of writer Sam Merwin Jr.