author
Elliott Flower
1863–1920
A longtime newspaper man who turned his sharp eye for character into popular fiction, he published novels and short stories for major magazines in the early 1900s. His work often blends wit, everyday social pressures, and a journalist’s feel for lively storytelling.
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The Best Policy
by Elliott Flower
About the author
Born in Madison, Wisconsin, on August 2, 1863, Elliott Flower built his career in journalism before becoming known as a writer of fiction. Reference sources and library records describe him as an American writer and editor, and his published work survives widely enough that many of his books and stories remain available in digital libraries.
Flower worked in newspapers and editorial roles, experience that seems to have shaped the brisk, readable style of his fiction. He published novels and short stories in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including The Best Policy and Delightful Dodd, and his work was later collected by projects such as Project Gutenberg and LibriVox.
He died on July 3, 1920. Today, he is remembered as one of the many magazine-era storytellers whose fiction carried the energy of the newsroom into popular reading.