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Glanville, Ernest, 1855-1925

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Ernest Glanville (born May 5, 1855 in Wynberg, South Africa — died September 6, 1925 in Rondebosch, South Africa) was a South African author, known especially for his short stories which are widely read and taught in South Africa.

Glanville was educated in Grahamstown at St. Andrew's College (Grahamstown, South Africa). In addition to his literary works, he worked in journalism and collaborated with Dr MacGowan on the 1905 Jubilee Hymn.

Publications

  • Among The Cape Kaffirs, 1888
  • The Lost Heiress, 1891
  • The Fossicker, 1892
  • A Fair Colonist, 1894
  • The Golden Rock, 1895
  • Kloof Yarns, 1896
  • Tales From The Veld, 1897
  • The Kloof Bride, 1898
  • The Despatch Rider, 1900
  • Max Thornton, 1901
  • The Lost Regiment, 1901
  • The Commandant, 1902
  • The Diamond Seekers, 1903
  • In Search Of The Okapi, 1904
  • A Beautiful Rebel, 1905
  • A Rough Reformer, 1905
  • The Inca's Treasure, 1914
  • Tyopa, 1920
  • Through the Red Revolt on the Rand, 1922
  • Claw And Fang, 1923
  • The Yellow-Maned Lion, 1925
  • The Hunter, 1926

References

  • Trump, Martin and Jean Marquard, eds. (1978) A Century of South African Short Stories. Ad. Donker
  • (1947) South African Short Stories. Oxford University Press.

External links


This biographical information was gathered from the Ernest_Glanville page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project.

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