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Eliza B. (Eliza Brown) Chase
A late-19th-century travel writer with a gift for place and atmosphere, she is best known for writing about Acadia and the world behind Longfellow’s "Evangeline." Her books blend history, scenery, and literary curiosity in a way that still feels inviting.
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Over the Border: Acadia, the Home of "Evangeline"
by Eliza B. (Eliza Brown) Chase
About the author
Eliza B. Chase, also listed as Eliza Brown Chase, was an American author known for travel and regional writing. Confirmed records connect her with Over the Border: Acadia, the Home of "Evangeline" (published in Boston by J. R. Osgood and Co. in 1884), and library listings also attribute In Quest of the Quaint and Transcontinental Sketches to her.
From the titles and surviving editions, her work appears to center on descriptive travel, local history, and literary associations, especially places tied to legend and memory. Over the Border is the best-documented example, exploring Acadia through its landscapes, past, and connection to Longfellow’s famous poem.
Little biographical information about her life seems to be readily confirmed from the sources available here, so details such as her dates, background, and personal history are best left open rather than guessed. What can be said with confidence is that her writing belongs to a tradition of reader-friendly American travel literature that invited audiences to discover places through story as much as through fact.