author
Charles Macomb Flandrau
1871–1938
A witty American essayist and novelist from St. Paul, he wrote with a polished, humorous touch about college life, travel, and society. His work was admired for its ease and charm, even if his name is less familiar today than some of his contemporaries.
4 Audiobooks
The Diary of a Freshman
by Charles Macomb Flandrau
Viva Mexico!
by Charles Macomb Flandrau
Prejudices
by Charles Macomb Flandrau
Harvard episodes
by Charles Macomb Flandrau
About the author
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1871, Charles Macomb Flandrau became known as an American author and essayist with a light, urbane style. He studied at Harvard and drew on that experience in early work such as The Diary of a Freshman and Harvard Episodes, books that helped establish his reputation as a sharp and entertaining observer of student life.
He also wrote essays, fiction, and travel writing, including Prejudices and Viva Mexico!. Across his books, he was often praised for humor, elegance, and an easy conversational voice rather than grand literary seriousness.
Later accounts of his life describe him as a gifted writer from a remarkable St. Paul literary circle, though one whose career never became as famous as some had expected. He died in 1938, but his books remain of interest to readers who enjoy graceful early-20th-century prose and quietly clever social observation.