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Eliot McCormick

1849–1891

A 19th-century writer remembered for short fiction and travel-themed stories, he published work for young readers and left behind a small but intriguing body of writing. His career was brief, but titles like "The Isle of Peace" and contributions to story collections have kept his name in circulation.

1 Audiobook

Wonder Stories of Travel

Wonder Stories of Travel

by E. E. (Emma Elizabeth) Brown, Ernest Ingersoll, David Ker, Eliot McCormick

About the author

Born on May 5, 1849, Eliot McCormick was an American writer whose surviving record points to a career centered on short fiction. Public-domain catalog records identify him as a contributor to short story collections, and he is associated with travel-adventure writing as well as stories for children.

One of the clearest surviving examples of his work is The Isle of Peace, published in Boston by D. Lothrop and Co. in 1883 as part of a volume of children's stories. He is also credited with work collected under Wonder Stories of Travel, which helps show the range of his writing and the kinds of lively, narrative pieces he was known for.

McCormick died on October 10, 1891, at the age of 42, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. A later court record related to his estate notes that he was survived by his widow and an infant daughter, a small detail that gives a human glimpse of the life behind the books.