Paul Lewis Anderson

Paul Lewis Anderson (1880-1956) was an American photographer and author who wrote young adult historical fiction focussing on ancient Rome.

Life and work

Anderson was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He graduated in electrical engineering and ttook up photography in 1907. He was influenced by the photographs in the magazine Camera Work. In 1910 he started working as a professional photographer. He taught at the Clarence H. White School of Photography, founded by Clarence Hudson White, 1914-1918, and published several books and articles on photography. In 1925 he started to write novels, but returned to photography writing some eight years later.

Some of his photography is displayed at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

elected bibliography

Photography books

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Novels

*::The conquest of Gaul and the figures of Caesar and his generals as well as the fascinating aspects of the Roman army are presented in a personal way through the eyes of a young legionary soldier.
*:: A young slave is confronted by the conspiracy of his master Catiline.
*::A stirring novel of Vercingertorix, defender of the Gauls against Caesar’s invasion. From the view point of a young Gaul with Roman associations.
*::Gaius, a young Roman aristocrat in Caesar’s Tenth Legion, takes part in the invasion of Britain, is captured, and designated for sacrifice by the Druids; only a British princess can save him.
*::Dumnorix the Aeduan, sold into slavery and given the Roman name of Pugnax, becomes a gladiator at Rome and encounters undreamed of adventures

External links

*cite web | url=http://clevelandart.org/explore/artist.asp?searchText=struss&tab=1&recNo=2&bio=full&display= | author=Cleveland Museum of Art | title=Paul Lewis Anderson | accessdate=2008-01-03