Oscar Fay Adams
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Born | 1855 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | April 30, 1919 North Truro, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 63–64)
Occupation | Editor, author |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | New Jersey State Normal School |
Oscar Fay Adams (1855–1919) was an American editor and author.
Biography
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
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
- ^ a b 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). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
External links
- Works by Oscar Fay Adams at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Oscar Fay Adams at Internet Archive
- "Oscar Fay Adams (1855-1919): Two sonnets". sonnets.org. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
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