Ernest Glanville was a South African author, known especially for his short stories

Short story

A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...

 which are widely read and taught in South Africa.

Glanville was educated in Grahamstown

Grahamstown

Grahamstown is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa and is the seat of the Makana municipality. The population of greater Grahamstown, as of 2003, was 124,758. The population of the surrounding areas, including the actual city was 41,799 of which 77.4% were black,...

 at St. Andrew's College (Grahamstown, South Africa)

St. Andrew's College (Grahamstown, South Africa)

St Andrew's College is a private senior school for boys located in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, one of the 23 elite, influential and prestigious Milner Schools. It offers boarding and day options for its pupils. The premium Anglican boarding school caters for 450 pupils from across the...

 from January 1869 to May 1871. His schooling was interrupted when he and his father transported the first printing press from Grahamstown to Griqualand West

Griqualand West

Griqualand West is an area of central South Africa with an area of 40,000 km² that now forms part of the Northern Cape Province. It was inhabited by the Griqua people - a semi-nomadic, Afrikaans-speaking nation of mixed-race origin, who established several states outside the expanding frontier...

 by ox wagon in 1870 and began publishing a newspaper in Kimberley. In addition to his literary works, he worked in journalism

Journalism

Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...

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
• 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

External links