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Hervey Allen

William Hervey Allen was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA). His first book, Wampum and Old Gold, was awarded the Yale Younger Poets Prize. Allen is best known for his work Anthony Adverse. He also planned a series of novels about colonial America called The Disinherited. He completed three works in the series: The Forest and the Fort (1943), Bedford Village (1944), and Toward the Morning (1948). The novels tell the story of Salathiel Albine, a frontiersman kidnapped as a boy by Shawnee Indians in the 1750s. All three works were collected and published as the City in the Dawn. His works include Israfel (1926), a biography of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. Allen died in Coconut Grove, Florida, aged 60, from a heart attack.
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American novelist, biographer (1889–1949)

Born December 8, 1889
Died December 28, 1949

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  • Cover of: Carolina chansons: legends of the low country
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  • Cover of: The forest and the fort
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    First published in 1943 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Israfel: the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe
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  • Cover of: Wampum and old gold
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  • Cover of: City in the dawn.: forest and the fort, Beford village toward the morning.
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  • Cover of: Anthony Adverse
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  • Cover of: Du Bose Heyward: a critical and biographical sketch. Including contemporary estimates of his work
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  • Cover of: The blindman: a ballad of Nogent l'Artaud

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American novelist, biographer (1889–1949)

Born December 8, 1889
Died December 28, 1949

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Fiction, History, Fiction, general, Poetry, World War, 1914-1918, American Authors, Biography, American Personal narratives, Fiction, historical, general, Illegitimate children, Inheritance and succession, African American authors, African Americans, Afro-American authors, Afro-Americans, American poetry, Biographies, Black authors, Black people, Black race, Blacks, Campaigns, Christmas, Christmas poetry, Diaries

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United States, Charleston (S.C.), France, Italy, South Carolina, Switzerland, Western Front

People

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), DuBose Heyward (1885-1940), Hervey Allen (1889-1949)

Time

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 19th century, 20th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, French and Indian War, 1755-1763, Spring 1775, To 1775

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Alternative names

  • Hervey Allen
  • Hardly Alum.

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
February 29, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Author bio & photo
February 29, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Added new photo
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date