author
Ella Bell Wallis
A little-known early 20th-century novelist, she is best remembered today for Excavating a Husband, a light romantic adventure first published in 1916. The surviving record is sparse, which gives her work an extra air of rediscovery for modern listeners.
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Excavating a Husband
by Ella Bell Wallis
About the author
Very little biographical information about Ella Bell Wallis is readily confirmed in major public sources. What can be verified is that she wrote Excavating a Husband, a novel published in 1916 and now available through Project Gutenberg, and that she is also listed as the author of The Exquisite Gift, published in 1930.
Because so few personal details are easy to document, Ella Bell Wallis remains one of those authors known more through her books than through a well-preserved life story. For listeners who enjoy forgotten fiction, that mystery can be part of the appeal: her surviving work offers a glimpse of popular storytelling from the early 1900s, with humor, romance, and the charm of a rediscovered vintage novel.