author
Vaughan Kester
1869–1911
An American novelist and journalist whose stories were shaped by life in the South and West, he wrote with an eye for regional detail and fast-moving adventure. He is best remembered for The Prodigal Judge, a major bestseller published shortly before his death in 1911.
5 Audiobooks
The Manager of the B. & A.: A Novel
by Vaughan Kester
The Prodigal Judge
by Vaughan Kester
The Just and the Unjust
by Vaughan Kester
The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories
by Vaughan Kester
The Fortune of the Landrays
by Vaughan Kester
About the author
Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Vaughan Kester was an American novelist and journalist who also published as Vaughn Kester. His work was influenced by travels through the western and southern United States, and he was the older brother of dramatist and author Paul Kester.
Kester wrote fiction that blended popular storytelling with a strong sense of place. His best-known novel, The Prodigal Judge (1911), became one of the biggest-selling American novels of its year, helping secure his reputation with a wide readership.
His career was cut short when he died in 1911 at the age of 41. Even so, his books remain of interest for their lively style and their picture of American regional life at the turn of the twentieth century.