Edward Lucas White

Born in Bergen, New Jersey, on May 11, 1866, Edward Lucas White was an American writer and poet who studied at Johns Hopkins University and spent much of his working life in Baltimore. Johns Hopkins Libraries describes him as a classics teacher and author of historical romances, short stories, and poetry, which fits the wide spread of his published work.

He is especially remembered for historical novels such as El Supremo, The Unwilling Vestal, and Andivius Hedulio, along with strange and supernatural fiction including Lukundoo and Other Stories. That mix of careful learning and imaginative storytelling gives his books a distinctive feel: scholarly in background, but lively and readable on the page.

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