author
Edgar Fawcett
1847–1904
A prolific 19th-century American writer, he was known for novels, poetry, and plays that often drew on New York life. Educated at Columbia, he built a busy literary career and remained closely tied to the city where he was born.
3 Audiobooks
Eleven Possible Cases
by Frank R. Stockton, Edgar Fawcett, Franklin Fyles, Anna Katharine Green, Henry Harland, Ingersoll Lockwood, Joaquin Miller, Kirk Munroe, Brainard Gardner Smith, Maurice Thompson, A. C. (Andrew Carpenter) Wheeler
An Ambitious Woman: A Novel
by Edgar Fawcett
The Adventures of a Widow: A Novel
by Edgar Fawcett
About the author
Born in New York City on May 26, 1847, Edgar Fawcett grew into one of the more industrious American men of letters of his era. He studied at Columbia College, earning his degree there in 1867, and went on to write across several forms rather than limiting himself to a single lane.
Fawcett published novels, poems, and dramatic works, and reference sources consistently describe him as both a novelist and a poet. His career was notably prolific, with many novels to his name, and his work is often associated with the social world and atmosphere of late-19th-century New York.
He died in London on May 2, 1904. Though not as widely remembered today as some of his contemporaries, he left behind a large body of writing that reflects the energy, ambition, and literary tastes of his time.