Edward Eggleston

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Born in Vevay, Indiana, to Joseph Cary Eggleston and Mary Jane Craig. He became a Methodist minister. He wrote a number of tales, some of which, especially the "Hoosier" series, attracted much attention. Among these are "The Hoosier Schoolmaster", "The Hoosier Schoolboy", "The End of the World", "The Faith Doctor", "Queer Stories for Boys and Girls", and others.

His summer home, Owl's Nest, in Lake George, New York, which eventually became his year-round home, was declared to be a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

Principal Works

Novels
* "The Hoosier Schoolmaster" 1871
* "The End of the World" 1872
* "The Mystery of Metropolisville" 1873
* "The Circuit Rider" 1874
* "Roxy" 1878
* "The Graysons" 1888
* "The Faith Doctor" 1891
* "Duffels" (short stories) 1893Juvenile
* "Mr. Blake's Walking Stick" 1870
* "Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet" 1878
* "Pocahontus and Powhatan" 1879
* "Montezuma" 1880
* "The Hoosier Schoolboy" 1883
* "Queer Stories for Boys and Girls" 1884
* "Home History of the United States" 1889History
* "A History of the United States and Its People" 1888
* "The Beginning of a Nation" 1896
* "The Transit of Civilization From England to America" 1901
* "New Centennial History of the United States" 1904

References

* "Eggleston, Edward." "American Authors 1600-1900" The H. W. Wilson Company, New York, 1938
*A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature

External links

*gutenberg author | id=Edward_Eggleston | name=Edward Eggleston
* [http://www.dinsdoc.com/eggleston-2-0a.htm The Transit of Civilization from England to America in the Seventeenth Century] : full text at Dinsmore Documentation.