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Eliza B. (Eliza Brown) Chase

A 19th-century travel writer with a gift for turning journeys into vivid stories, she wrote about Acadia, Canada, and the American West with a warm, observant eye. Her books blend landscape, local legend, and literary charm in a way that still feels inviting today.

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Over the Border: Acadia, the Home of "Evangeline"

Over the Border: Acadia, the Home of "Evangeline"

by Eliza B. (Eliza Brown) Chase

About the author

Eliza B. Chase, also published as Eliza Brown Chase, was an American author best known for travel writing. Library and catalog records link her to books including Over the Border: Acadia, the Home of "Evangeline" (1884), In Quest of the Quaint (1902), and Transcontinental Sketches, showing a writer drawn to places rich in history, scenery, and story.

Her work suggests a love of literary travel rather than hurried sightseeing. In Over the Border, she explored Acadia through its landscapes, history, and its connection to Longfellow's Evangeline; her later books also point to an interest in picturesque destinations and the romance of the road.

Reliable biographical details about her life are limited in the sources I could confirm. A grave record identifies her as Eliza Brown Chase, born in 1846 and deceased in 1926, but beyond that, the clearest picture comes from her books themselves: a writer who invited readers to see travel as discovery, memory, and imagination all at once.