Ernest Glanville (5 May 1855 inWynberg – 6 September 1925 inRondebosch) was a Cape Colony and later South African author, known especially for hisshort stories which are widely read and taught in South Africa. He also wrote seventeen historical novels.
Glanville was educated atSt. Andrew's College, Grahamstown from January 1869 to May 1871.[1] His schooling was interrupted when he and his father transported the first printing press fromGrahamstown toGriqualand West by ox wagon in 1870 and began publishing a newspaper inKimberley.[2] In addition to his literary works, he worked injournalism for theCape Argus and other newspapers, and collaborated with Dr MacGowan on the 1905Jubilee Hymn. He was married to Emma Priscilla Powell,[3] with whom he had four children—Thomas Burt, Ada Hoole, John, and Denis Gordon.
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