author
Elizabeth Miller
1878–1961
Known for sweeping historical novels set in biblical times, this Indiana writer became a best-selling author in the early 1900s. Her stories mixed romance, faith, and large dramatic settings that won 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 New Ross, Indiana, on August 17, 1878, Elizabeth Miller was an American novelist whose early success made her one of the better-known Hoosier writers of her day. She attended DePauw University and was especially recognized for ambitious historical fiction set in the ancient world.
Her first three novels formed a loose trilogy: The Yoke (1904), Saul of Tarsus (1906), and The City of Delight (1907). These books, centered on biblical history and the ancient Near East, helped establish her reputation with readers who enjoyed grand settings, spiritual themes, and emotional storytelling.
Miller later continued writing novels and also produced The Science of Columbus in 1921. She died on August 19, 1961. Though she is not as widely read today as she once was, her work remains a vivid example of the popular historical fiction that flourished in the United States in the early twentieth century.