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Edwin Asa Dix
1860–1911
A versatile American man of letters, he wrote novels, travel books, and lively magazine pieces, and also produced a well-known biography of Samuel de Champlain. His career moved easily between literature, journalism, and music, giving his work a broad, curious spirit.
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A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees
by Edwin Asa Dix
About the author
Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1860, Edwin Asa Dix was the pen name of Edwin Augustus Dix. He studied at the Newark Latin School and graduated from Princeton University in 1881, where he was noted for his academic distinction.
Dix built a varied writing career that included fiction, travel writing, and historical work. He contributed to magazines, served as literary editor of The Churchman, and wrote books such as A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees and Champlain, the Founder of New France.
He was active in music as well as literature: his composition "Musical Critic's Dream" was performed widely by John Philip Sousa's band. Dix died in 1911, leaving behind the work of a writer whose interests ranged comfortably across storytelling, travel, history, and the arts.