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Francis Perry Elliott
1861–1924
An American writer and educator from Nashville, he wrote lively early-20th-century fiction that sometimes crossed into the world of silent film. His best-known books include The Haunted Pajamas and Pals First, both remembered for their unusual afterlives on screen.
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The Haunted Pajamas
by Francis Perry Elliott
About the author
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 29, 1861, Francis Perry Elliott was an American writer and educator. He was educated in Nashville, including study at Vanderbilt, and he later built a career that mixed teaching with literary work.
Elliott wrote novels and stories with a popular, accessible style. Among his known books are The Haunted Pajamas, The Gift of Abou Hassan, Pals First, Lend Me Your Name!, and Love Me for Myself Alone. Several of his works reached audiences beyond the page: Pals First was adapted for the stage and later for film, and The Haunted Pajamas also became a motion picture.
He died in 1924. Though he is not widely read today, Elliott remains an interesting figure from the era when magazine fiction, novels, theater, and early cinema often overlapped.