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Arthur Stanwood Pier
1874–1966
Best remembered for his St. Timothy’s school stories, he wrote with the ease of someone who knew campus life from the inside. His work ranged beyond boys’ fiction to history, criticism, and even a touch of speculative fiction.
2 Audiobooks
David Ives : A Story of St. Timothy's
by Arthur Stanwood Pier
The Jester of St. Timothy's
by Arthur Stanwood Pier
About the author
Born in Pittsburgh in 1874, Arthur Stanwood Pier was an American author, teacher, and man of letters. Reliable biographical sources describe him as a longtime Harvard writing instructor, and his background in education shaped the clear, lively style that runs through much of his work.
He is most closely associated with the St. Timothy’s books, popular school stories that helped make his name in the early 20th century. But his writing life was broader than that: reference sources also credit him with work in literary history and other genres, including the novel God’s Secret.
Pier died in 1966. Today he is remembered as a versatile writer whose books moved comfortably between youthful adventure, thoughtful nonfiction, and the literary culture of his time.