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Adeline Knapp
1860–1909
A sharp-eyed journalist and nature writer, she moved through the literary life of turn-of-the-century California with strong opinions and a wide range of interests. Her work spans fiction, social commentary, education, and the natural world.
7 Audiobooks
The well in the desert
by Adeline Knapp
In the Christmas Woods Being the introductory essay of a series on observations of nature through the year
by Adeline Knapp
One thousand dollars a day. Studies in practical economics
by Adeline Knapp
This Then is Upland Pastures Being some out-door essays dealing with the beautiful things that the spring and summer bring
by Adeline Knapp
The Boy and the Baron
by Adeline Knapp
About the author
Adeline E. "Delle" Knapp was an American journalist, author, educator, and activist born in 1860. She became a familiar figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary scene, where she wrote on subjects that ranged from economics and public life to nature and conservation.
Her books show that range clearly. They include fiction such as The Boy and the Baron and The Well in the Desert, along with nonfiction like One Thousand Dollars a Day and The Story of the Philippines. She also wrote about the outdoors, and her nature essays helped build her reputation as an observant and engaging prose stylist.
Knapp died in 1909. Modern readers also encounter her through accounts of her connection with writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, but her own career stands on its own as that of a versatile writer whose work crossed journalism, literature, reform, and education.