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Chances: A Novel
The #8 bestselling novel of 1930 — by the author of Soundings, the #1 bestselling novel of 1925.
A. Hamilton Gibbs was one of the most popular novelists of his day. His Soundings (1925) outsold The Great Gatsby in its publication year. Five years later, Chances became one of the ten bestselling novels of 1930 — and then, like so many books of its era, it vanished. No modern edition has existed until now.
This clean retypeset edition restores the complete original 1930 text in a fresh, readable design, with the original black-and-red binding design recreated for this edition.
A. Hamilton Gibbs was one of the most popular novelists of his day. His Soundings (1925) outsold The Great Gatsby in its publication year. Five years later, Chances became one of the ten bestselling novels of 1930 — and then, like so many books of its era, it vanished. No modern edition has existed until now.
This clean retypeset edition restores the complete original 1930 text in a fresh, readable design, with the original black-and-red binding design recreated for this edition.
244 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 12, 2026
About the author
A. Hamilton Gibbs
26 books5 followersArthur Hamilton Gibbs (9 March 1888 – 24 May 1964) was an English-American novelist. He was the brother of Cosmo Hamilton and Sir Philip Gibbs.
Born in London, Gibbs wrote 16 novels and two books of poetry. His novels include The Persistent Lovers (1915) (which was adapted into a 1922 film of the same name), Soundings (1925) (the best-selling book in the United States that year), and Chances (1930).
Gibbs became a United States citizen in 1931, and thereafter lived primarily in Lakeville, Massachusetts. He died in Boston in 1964, survived by his wife Jeanette (Philips), a writer and lawyer.
Born in London, Gibbs wrote 16 novels and two books of poetry. His novels include The Persistent Lovers (1915) (which was adapted into a 1922 film of the same name), Soundings (1925) (the best-selling book in the United States that year), and Chances (1930).
Gibbs became a United States citizen in 1931, and thereafter lived primarily in Lakeville, Massachusetts. He died in Boston in 1964, survived by his wife Jeanette (Philips), a writer and lawyer.
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