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A. D. Nelson

Known today for a single surviving public-domain play, this early 20th-century writer is associated with a short Hallowe'en fantasy in which a White Fairy overcomes a Black Witch. Little reliable biographical information appears to have survived, which gives the work an unusual air of mystery.

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The Fairy and the Witch

The Fairy and the Witch

by A. D. Nelson

About the author

A. D. Nelson is credited as the author of The Fairy and the Witch, a short allegorical play published in 1915 by Eldridge Entertainment House in Franklin, Ohio. The piece was written for performance, especially around Hallowe'en, and centers on a simple good-versus-evil story intended for young performers and audiences.

Modern readers are most likely to encounter the work through Project Gutenberg and the Internet Archive, where it survives as a public-domain text. In the absence of clearly documented personal details, A. D. Nelson is best remembered through this one theatrical work rather than through a well-recorded public life.

Because dependable biographical sources are scarce, details such as Nelson's full name, dates, and broader career are not included here.