An Inventory of His Papers at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator
Gibbon, Perceval,
1879-1926
Title
Perceval Gibbon Papers
Dates:
ca. 1900-1926
Extent:
1.5 boxes (.7 linear feet)
Abstract:
Handwritten manuscripts for 38 short stories and ten manuscript
fragments comprise this collection. All but two of the short stories are
uncollected, but may have been published in British or American
periodicals.
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.
Gibbon's literary agency was J. B. Pinker and Son, and several of his
short stories were published in British and American magazines such as
McClure's Magazine and
Collier's Weekly. Other 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).
In addition to writing fiction, Gibbon was a war correspondent with the
Italian Army for the
New York Times during 1917 and 1918. He
reported from the Isonzo, the Plave, the Carso, and elsewhere along the Italian
front. In 1918 and 1919 he served as a Major in the Royal Marines.
Perceval Gibbon died in 1926.
Sources
New York Times, Obituary, June 1,
1926
Who Was Who in Literature - 1906-1934,
p. 428-429
Cassell's Encyclopedia of World Literature,
p. 1796
Scope and Contents
The Perceval Gibbon Papers, ca. 1900-1926 (bulk nd) document his career
as an author. The collection consists only of works, which are arranged
alphabetically by title. It includes 38 holograph manuscripts, all uncollected
short stories except for two,
"Margaret Harding" and
"The Adventures with the Slave Dealer,"
published in 1911 and 1913 respectively. The other stories were possibly
published in periodicals, or they may have remained unpublished. Also included
are 10 untitled and undated manuscript fragments, several of which include
drawings.
The collection reflects only Gibbon's career as the author of short
fiction and does not include items related to his experiences as a war
correspondent or journalist.
Other collections at the Ransom Center which give some insight into the
life of Perceval Gibbon include those of R. A. Scott-James, Grant Richards,
Joseph Conrad, and Edward Garnett.
Index Terms
Subjects
Authors, English--20th
century.
Document Types
Drawings.
First drafts.
Perceval Gibbon Papers--Folder List
"The Adventures With the Slave Dealer"
[published in
The Adventures of Miss Gregory, 1913]
box 1 folder 1
Arts and Craft
box 1 folder 2
Baby
box 1 folder 3
Between the Lights
box 1 folder 4
The Breadwinner
box 1 folder 5
The Car
box 1 folder 6
A Citizen of the Roads
box 1 folder 7
Confessors
box 1 folder 8
The Dark Moment
box 1 folder 9
A Debt of Honor
box 1 folder 10
The Doctor
box 1 folder 11
The Elopement
box 1 folder 12
The Face
box 1 folder 13
Falmouth for Orders
box 1 folder 14
The Fear-Healer
box 1 folder 15
The Gentleman Who Pays the Rent
box 1 folder 16
High Stakes
box 1 folder 17
A Holiday From Sin
box 1 folder 18
The Hostage
box 1 folder 19
A Hostage to Misfortune
box 1 folder 20
Knave of Diamonds
box 1 folder 21
The Last of the Duellists
box 1 folder 22
Madame at Arms
box 1 folder 23
A Man Before the Mast - II
box 1 folder 24
A Man Before the Mast - IV
box 1 folder 25
Mannasch
box 1 folder 26
Instructions and corrections for
Margaret Harding [1911]
