EGGLESTON, EDWARD


Meaning of EGGLESTON, EDWARD in English

born Dec. 10, 1837, Vevay, Ind., U.S.

died Sept. 4, 1902, Lake George, N.Y.

U.S. novelist and historian.

He became an itinerant preacher at age 19; he later held various pastorates and edited several periodicals. He realistically portrayed backwoods Indiana in The Hoosier School-Master (1871). His other novels include The End of the World (1872), The Circuit Rider (1874), Roxy (1878), and The Graysons (1888). He then turned to writing history; his Beginners of a Nation (1896) and Transit of Civilization from England to America (1900) contributed to the growth of the study of social history.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.