He was educated at Harvard (Phi Beta Kappa) and Heidelberg universities.
He is shrewd, observant and tolerant of the quirks and foibles of his fellow Southerners.
The stories are mostly narrated by his nephew Charles (Chick) Mallison, who calls him Uncle Gavin.
[2] All the stories listed here were included in the volume Knight's Gambit (1949): In the 1961 film Sanctuary, adapted from the original novel and its sequel, he is known as Ira Bobbitt and is played by Harry Townes.
Gene Phillips of Loyola University of Chicago wrote that the name was likely altered to avoid confusion with Gowan.