author
Elizabeth Miller
1878–1961
A bestselling Indiana novelist of the early 1900s, she became known for sweeping historical fiction set in biblical and ancient worlds. Her books blended romance, religion, and big dramatic settings in a way that drew a wide popular audience.
3 Audiobooks
Saul of Tarsus: A Tale of the Early Christians
by Elizabeth Miller
The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem
by Elizabeth Miller
About the author
Born in Indianapolis on August 17, 1878, she was an American novelist who rose to prominence in the first decade of the twentieth century. Her best-known early books include The Yoke (1904), Saul of Tarsus (1906), and The City of Delight (1908), a trilogy centered on Jewish history and the early Christian era.
She wrote during the same broad period as other popular Indiana authors and was regarded as one of the state's notable bestselling novelists. Later works included The Princess Bedia (1909), The Helpers (1911), Daybreak (1915), and The Science of Columbus (1921), showing an interest in both historical storytelling and religious themes.
Elizabeth Miller died on August 19, 1961. Remembered for ambitious, research-driven historical novels with strong dramatic appeal, she holds a distinctive place in early twentieth-century American popular fiction.