Gibbon, Perceval, 1879-1926
Perceval Gibbon, author and journalist, was born in Trelech, Wales, on November 4, 1879 ; eldest son of the Rev. J. Morgan Gibbon, and was educated in the Moravian School, Königsfeld, Baden, Germany ; served in the merchant navy aboard British, French, and American ships ; travelled extensively throughout Europe, America, and Africa; his early works, particularly The Vrouw Grobelaar's Leading Cases (1905) and Souls in Bondage (1904), were influenced by his travels.
Gibbon's literary agency was J. B. Pinker and Son ; several of his short stories were published in British and American magazines such as McClure's Magazine and Collier's Weekly ; oyher works of Gibbon's that were published in book form include a collection of verse, African Items (1903); novels, Salvator (1908) and Margaret Harding (1911); short stories, The Adventures of Miss Gregory (1912), The Second-Class Passenger (1913), Those Who Smiled (1920), and The Dark Places (1926) ; was a war correspondent with the Italian Army for the New York Times 1917-1918 ; reported from the Isonzo, the Plave, the Carso, and elsewhere along the Italian front ; 1918-1919 he served as a Major in the British Royal Marines.
Perceval Gibbon died in 1926.
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Date: 1879-11-04 (Birth) - 1926-05-30 (Death)
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Name Entry: Gibbon, Perceval, 1879-1926
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