Twelve Tales

Grant Allen, born Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen on February 24, 1848, in Alwington, Ontario, Canada, stands as a prolific and intellectually versatile writer of the 19th century. Educated at the prestigious Harrow School and later at Merton College, Oxford, Allen distinguished himself in academia before embarking on a diverse literary career. A polymath with a keen interest in science, Allen pen...