author
Frederick John Lazell
1870–1940
A gentle early-20th-century nature writer, this author is best remembered for brief, vivid books that follow Iowa through spring, summer, autumn, and winter. His work lingers on birds, plants, weather, and the pleasure of paying close attention to the outdoors.
3 Audiobooks
Some Summer Days in Iowa
by Frederick John Lazell
Some Spring Days in Iowa
by Frederick John Lazell
Some Winter Days in Iowa
by Frederick John Lazell
About the author
Frederick John Lazell was an American writer whose surviving books center on the natural life of Iowa. Records from library and archival sources identify him as living from 1870 to 1940, and his best-known works include Some Autumn Days in Iowa (1906), Some Winter Days in Iowa (1907), Some Spring Days in Iowa (1908), and Some Summer Days in Iowa (1909).
These short books read like seasonal walks in essay form. Again and again, he turns to birds, wildflowers, changing light, and the small details of fields, woods, and river country, writing in a clear, welcoming way that makes ordinary outdoor scenes feel memorable.
Lazell also wrote Isaiah as a Nature-lover (1910), which suggests a wider interest in linking close observation of nature with reflection and reading. Although little biographical detail is easy to confirm, his books leave a strong impression of a patient observer who wanted readers to notice the living world around them more carefully.