Literate Lifetime

"Today a reader, tomorrow a leader." -- W. Fusselman
Looking for something great (and free) to read? Enter an author's name and/or a key word from a book title to search for entries in our database of public domain works.


Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902

We have 6 books for this author.

Edward Eggleston
Edward Eggleston

Edward Eggleston (December 10, 1837 - September 4, 1902) was an American historian and novelist.

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.

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) 1893

Juvenile

  • 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 1889

History

  • 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
  • This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.

External links


This biographical information was gathered from the Edward_Eggleston page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project.

Books

The End of the World A Love Story
The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana
The Mystery of Metropolisville
Queer Stories for Boys and Girls
Stories of American Life and Adventure
Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans

Pick of the Day

Blackfeet Indian Stories
Blackfeet Indian Stories
by
George Bird Grinnell (Author)

Read more...

Other recent picks


Lists of Interest

Modern Library 100 Best Novels Modern Library 100 Best Novels: In 1998, Modern Library picked the top 100 Novels of the century. This list contains all of the bo ...

Webmaster's Favourites Webmaster's Favourites: These are my selections, humbly presented as books that I particularly enjoyed.



Other ways of browsing

Top sellers at Amazon

Newest Additions

Random Book

Random Author