Oscar Fay Adams
Oscar Fay Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1855(1855) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 1919(1919年04月30日) (aged63–64) |
| Occupation | Editor, author |
| Almamater | New Jersey State Normal School |
Oscar Fay Adams (1855–1919) was an American editor and author.
Biography
[edit ]Adams was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he was educated in secondary schools, and graduated from the New Jersey State Normal School.[1] He taught classes in English literature, and after 1880 wrote for periodicals.[2]
He died in North Truro, Massachusetts, on April 30, 1919, aged 63 or 64.[3]
Works
[edit ]Adams wrote The Story of Jane Austen's Life (1891; second edition, 1896), The Archbishop's Unguarded Moment, and Other Stories (1899) and Dictionary of American Authors (revised edition, 1901). He edited Through the Year with the Poets (12 volumes, 1886).[1]
References
[edit ]- 1 2 The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. X. J. T. White Company. 1900. p. 304. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson, eds. (1908), Who's who in America, vol. 5, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Incorporated, p. 11 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Oscar Fay Adams, Author of Many Volumes, Dies". Chicago Tribune . Boston, Massachusetts. May 1, 1919. p. 21. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Biography of Oscar Fay Adams". sacklunch.net. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Adams, Oscar Fay" . New International Encyclopedia (1sted.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
External links
[edit ]- Works by Oscar Fay Adams at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Oscar Fay Adams at the Internet Archive
- "Oscar Fay Adams (1855-1919): Two sonnets". sonnets.org. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
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