- Listenly
- Public Library
- All Authors
- Herman Knickerbocker Vielé
author
Herman Knickerbocker Vielé
1856–1908
A New York writer from the old Knickerbocker family circle, he wrote novels and stories that mixed society life, romance, and a strong sense of place. His work captures a late-19th-century world of drawing rooms, country houses, and shifting American fortunes.
1 Audiobook
On the Lightship
by Herman Knickerbocker Vielé
About the author
Born in 1856, Herman Knickerbocker Vielé was an American novelist and short-story writer. He came from a prominent New York family and wrote during the closing decades of the 19th century, publishing fiction such as The Inn of the Silver Moon and Heartbreak Hill. He died in 1908.
Vielé is remembered as a writer of elegant popular fiction shaped by the social world he knew well. His stories often draw on upper-class settings, personal relationships, and the fading traditions of old New York, giving them a mix of romance, wit, and period detail.
Because he is less widely read today than some of his contemporaries, his work can feel like a rediscovery: a glimpse into the tastes, manners, and storytelling style of his era.