Papers, 1900-1926 (bulk nd).

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Papers, 1900-1926 (bulk nd).

The Perceval Gibbon Papers document his career as an author of short fiction; there are no items relating to his work as a war correspondent or journalist. The collection consists only of works, and includes 38 holograph manuscripts. All are uncollected short stories except for two, "Margaret Harding," and "The Adventures with the Slave Dealer," published in 1911 and 1913 respectively. There are also 10 untitled and undated manuscript fragments, some of which include drawings by the author.

1.5 boxes (.625 linear foot).

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Gibbon, Perceval, 1879-1926

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Perceval Gibbon, author and journalist, was born in Trelech, Wales, on November 4, 1879. He was the eldest son of the Rev. J. Morgan Gibbon, and was educated in the Moravian School, Königsfeld, Baden, Germany. Gibbon served in the merchant navy aboard British, French, and American ships, and 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. ...