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1878–1961
Known for historical and biblical novels that found a wide readership in the early 1900s, this Indiana-born writer combined storytelling with a strong sense of drama and setting. Her books include The Yoke, Saul of Tarsus, and The City of Delight.

by Elizabeth Miller

by Elizabeth Miller

by Elizabeth Miller
Born in Indiana in 1878, Elizabeth Miller became known as an American novelist whose most famous work appeared in the early twentieth century. She wrote historical fiction with religious and classical themes, and her novels were published widely enough to keep her name in circulation for many years.
Among her best-known books are The Yoke (1904), Saul of Tarsus (1906), and The City of Delight (1908). These novels helped establish her reputation for vivid, dramatic storytelling built around ancient settings and spiritual conflict.
Miller died in 1961. Though she is not as widely remembered today as some of her contemporaries, her work still offers a glimpse into the kind of sweeping, morally serious popular fiction that appealed to many readers of her era.