author
Edwin Carlile Litsey
1874–1970
Best known as a Kentucky poet and novelist, this longtime small-town banker wrote fiction rooted in Bluegrass landscapes and local history. His career stretched across decades, and he was named Kentucky’s Poet Laureate in 1954.
4 Audiobooks
The Race of the Swift
by Edwin Carlile Litsey
The Man from Jericho
by Edwin Carlile Litsey
The Love Story of Abner Stone
by Edwin Carlile Litsey
A Maid of the Kentucky Hills
by Edwin Carlile Litsey
About the author
Born in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1874, he grew up near the Little Beech River and later lived in Lebanon. After his father's death, he went to work at Marion National Bank at just 17 and stayed in banking for more than seventy years, even while building a parallel life as a writer.
His books include novels such as A Maid of the Kentucky Hills, The Love Story of Abner Stone, and The Race of the Swift. His work is generally associated with Kentucky settings and regional storytelling, with a strong interest in the people, landscapes, and traditions of his home state.
He was named Poet Laureate of Kentucky in 1954 and died in 1970. The surviving record suggests a remarkably steady life: decades in one community, a long banking career, and a body of writing that kept returning to Kentucky for its voice and atmosphere.