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Elijah Kellogg
1813–1901
Best known for vivid boys’ adventure stories shaped by the Maine coast, this 19th-century writer also spent much of his life as a Congregational minister and lecturer. His work blends moral purpose with energetic storytelling, which helped keep books like The Elm Island series in circulation long after his lifetime.
9 Audiobooks
The Young Ship-Builders of Elm Island
by Elijah Kellogg
The Turning of the Tide; Or, Radcliffe Rich and His Patients
by Elijah Kellogg
Lion Ben of Elm Island
by Elijah Kellogg
Forest Glen; or, The Mohawk's Friendship
by Elijah Kellogg
Arthur Brown, The Young Captain
by Elijah Kellogg
The Unseen Hand; or, James Renfew and His Boy Helpers
by Elijah Kellogg
Charlie Bell, The Waif of Elm Island
by Elijah Kellogg
The Hard-Scrabble of Elm Island
by Elijah Kellogg
The Young Deliverers of Pleasant Cove
by Elijah Kellogg
About the author
Born in Portland, Maine, Elijah Kellogg Jr. was an American minister, lecturer, and author who lived from May 20, 1813, to March 17, 1901. Reliable sources agree that he studied at Bowdoin College and later at Andover Theological Seminary, and that his life remained closely tied to coastal Maine.
Alongside his church work, he became widely known for writing popular adventure books for young readers. His fiction often drew on seafaring life and the landscapes of Harpswell, giving the stories a strong sense of place while also reflecting the moral and religious concerns that mattered to him.
Kellogg also left a mark outside his novels through his speaking and pastoral work. Maine and Bowdoin sources connect him with long service in Harpswell and Topsham, and his name remains linked with local history in Maine as well as with the famous declamation piece "Spartacus to the Gladiators at Capua."