Archibald Clavering Gunter (25 October 1847 – 24 February 1907) was a British-American writer primarily known today for authoring the novel that the film A Florida Enchantment was based upon, and for his hand in popularizing "Casey at the Bat". He clipped the original publication of the poem from the San Francisco Examiner and passed it on to DeWolf Hopper, whose performances brought it fame.
Born in Liverpool, Gunter's family emigrated to the United States when he was six and settled in San Francisco. In 1879 he moved to New York.[1]
Gunter was a playwright and prolific self-published novelist, novels that were translated into other languages and adapted several times into films. His Home Publishing Company also published Gunter's Magazine (1905–1907), featuring short fiction or serialized novels by himself and others. He also published others' novels, including ones by Richard Henry Savage and Gilbert Parker.
Selected works
1872 – Found the True Vein, a play dealing with life in a mining camp
1887 – Mr. Barnes of New York, a book about an adventurer, allegedly sold three million copies, though certainly was quite popular even if sales claims were inflated. Adapted to film in 1914 and again in 1922.
1897 – Susan Turnbull; or, The Power of Woman, a novel set at Dr. Andrew Turnbull's New Smyrna settlement
References
^Blume, Donald T. Ambrose Bierce's Civilians and Soldiers in Context: A Critical Study. Kent State University Press, 2004. p.284
Burt, Daniel S. (2009) The chronology of American literature: America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times, pp. 244, 260, 269, 271. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN0-618-16821-4
