Charles Andrew Garvice | |
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 Charles Andrew Garvice's portrait | |
| Born | 24 August 1850 Stepney, London, England, UK |
| Died | 1 March 1920 (aged 69) |
| Pen name | Charles Garvice, Caroline Hart, Chas. Garvice, Charles Gibson |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1875–1919 |
| Genre | Romance |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Jones |
| Children | 8 |
Charles Garvice (24 August 1850[1] – 1 March 1920[nb 1]) was a prolific British writer of over 150 romance novels, who also used the female pseudonym Caroline Hart. He was a popular author in the UK, the United States and translated around the world.[3] He was ‘the most successful novelist in England’, according to Arnold Bennett in 1910.[1] He published novels selling over seven million copies worldwide by 1914, and since 1913 he was selling 1.75 million books annually, a pace which he maintained at least until his death.[4] Despite his enormous success, he was poorly received by literary critics, and is almost forgotten today.[4]
- ^ a b Waller, Philip (2004). "Garvice, Charles Andrew (1850–1920)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38692.
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- ^ a b Matter, Laura Sewell (Fall 2007). "Pursuing The Great Bad Novelist". Georgia Review. 61 (3).
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