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Allan Eric
1864–1933
An adventurous turn-of-the-century writer and journalist, this author wrote lively travel books and boys' fiction under the pen name Allan Eric. His best-known stories blend sea travel, survival, and the thrill of discovery.
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About the author
Born as Charles W. Willis in 1864, he was an American writer, journalist, and publisher who also used the name Allan Eric for his juvenile fiction. Sources consulted here identify him as a member of the Institute of Jamaica, and note that he sometimes collaborated with his wife, Lillian S. Willis.
Under the Allan Eric name, he wrote adventure stories including A Boy Crusoe—also published as A Yankee Crusoe; or, The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands—as well as travel writing such as Following the Tow-Path and Through the Adirondacks Awheel. His work has the energetic, practical feel common to late 19th- and early 20th-century popular writing, with a strong taste for travel, exploration, and self-reliant young heroes.
The dates provided for this author are 1864–1933, which match the records found in Project Gutenberg, LibriVox, Wikisource, and Wikidata during this search. Although detailed biographical information appears to be limited online, the surviving books suggest a writer drawn to movement, place, and adventure.