author
George Willard Bartlett
b. 1857
Best known for the curious 1918 book King Solomon's Goat, this little-documented writer mixed satire, religion, and social criticism in a way that still feels unusual. His work hints at a sharp, argumentative mind with a taste for provocation.
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King Solomon's Goat
by George Willard Bartlett
About the author
Very little verified biographical information about this author survives online beyond the catalog form of his name: George Willard Bartlett, born 1857. Major library and public-domain listings confirm him as the author of King Solomon's Goat and connect him with that birth year.
The strongest documented glimpse of his writing comes from the 1918 publication of King Solomon's Goat. On its title pages and library records, he is credited more simply as Willard Bartlett, and the book also names several other works by him, including The Origin of Priestcraft, The Tenderfoot, and The War of the Stomachs. Taken together, those titles suggest an author drawn to satire, controversy, and big public themes.
Because reliable personal details are scarce, the work itself is the clearest introduction to him: a writer of eccentric, combative prose who seemed interested in belief, culture, and the absurdities of public life. For listeners who enjoy overlooked early-20th-century books with a strongly individual voice, Bartlett has that kind of appeal.