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Eveleen Laura Mason
1838–1914
A restless, original voice from the late 19th century, this American writer brought together speculative fiction, reform-minded ideas, and spiritual thought in ways that still feel unusual today. Her work often reaches beyond ordinary realism to imagine better societies and new ways of being.
1 Audiobook
An episode in the doings of the dualized
by Eveleen Laura Mason
About the author
Born in 1838, Eveleen Laura Knaggs Mason was an American writer whose career also connected with the suffrage movement and women's club life. She wrote across fiction and nonfiction, and her books show a strong interest in social change, religion, ideal communities, and the possibilities of the human mind.
She is now especially remembered for works such as Hiero-Salem: The Vision of Peace and An Episode in the Doings of the Dualized. Readers of early speculative fiction often find her fascinating because she used imaginative stories not just for entertainment, but to explore reform, belief, and the future of society.
Mason died in 1914, but her writing still stands out for its bold blend of utopian thinking and literary experiment. For audiobook listeners, she offers a chance to hear a distinctive 19th-century voice testing the boundaries between novel, manifesto, and visionary fiction.