author
Eliot McCormick
1849–1891
A 19th-century American writer and editor, he is remembered for adventure and travel-themed writing as well as children's fiction. His surviving work suggests a taste for lively storytelling and a curiosity about the wider world.
1 Audiobook
Wonder Stories of Travel
by Eliot McCormick, E. E. (Emma Elizabeth) Brown, Ernest Ingersoll, David Ker
About the author
Born in New York City in 1849, Eliot McCormick worked as a writer and editor. He died in 1891, and later references to his family note him as the father of novelist Theodora McCormick Du Bois.
McCormick is associated with books such as Peace Island and with Wonder Stories of Travel, a collection of travel writing that helped preserve his name for later readers and listeners. Archival material also indicates that some of his literary work appeared in newspapers, suggesting he wrote across both periodical and book publishing.
Although he is not widely known today, his writing fits comfortably within the energetic, wide-ranging spirit of late 19th-century popular literature, especially stories aimed at young readers and general audiences.