- Ernest Glanville
Ernest Glanville (born
May 5 ,1855 inWynberg ,South Africa —diedSeptember 6 ,1925 inRondebosch , 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 atSt. Andrew's College (Grahamstown, South Africa) from January 1869 to May 1871. His schooling was interrupted when he and his father transported the first printing press from Grahamstown toGriqualand West by ox wagon in 1870 and began publishing a newspaper in Kimberley. In addition to his literary works, he worked injournalism for the "Cape Argus" and other newspapers, and collaborated with Dr MacGowan on the 1905 "Jubilee Hymn." He was married to Emma Priscilla Powell, with whom he had two children -- Thomas and Ada.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
* [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/7/6/1/17615/17615.txt "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", 1926References
*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
*gutenberg author| id=Glanville+Ernest | name=Ernest Glanville
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