Surname: Gibbon Forename(s): Charles b. 1843. d. 15 August 1890. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Novelist and poet. Born on the Isle of Man. Moved to Glasgow with his parents early
in life and settled in London in 1861. Started his literary career as a journalist.
Prolific novelist, especially of regional fiction. His novels, including Robin Gray (1869), were published in series in All the Year Round and Once a Week. His other novels include Dangerous Connexions (1864) (in three volumes) and A Princess of Jutedom (1886). Biographical information: ODNB. (NM)