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Holman Day
1865–1935
A lively Maine storyteller, journalist, and poet, this early 20th-century writer turned local speech, woods work, and small-town life into vivid popular fiction. He also moved into the new world of silent film, with several of his stories adapted for the screen.
14 Audiobooks
All-Wool Morrison Time -- Today, Place -- the United States, Period of Action -- Twenty-four Hours
by Holman Day
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
by Holman Day
The Ramrodders: A Novel
by Holman Day
The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
by Holman Day
Up in Maine: Stories of Yankee Life Told in Verse
by Holman Day
Joan of Arc of the North Woods
by Holman Day
The Rainy Day Railroad War
by Holman Day
Squire Phin
by Holman Day
King Spruce, A Novel
by Holman Day
When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel
by Holman Day
Salvage—extra special
by Holman Day
About the author
Born in Vassalboro, Maine, in 1865, Holman Day built his career as an author while also working in journalism and publishing. Reliable reference sources describe him as an American writer and note that he graduated from Colby College in 1887.
His work is closely tied to Maine. Library and reference sources credit him with poetry, fiction, and a large body of writing that drew on Yankee speech, rural communities, and the people of the state’s woods and coast. He was also active in newspapers for years, especially in Lewiston.
Day’s reach extended beyond books. Maine State Library notes that he was involved in filmmaking as well as writing, and film reference sources connect him with silent-era adaptations including The Rider of the King Log, The Landloper, and The Red Lane. He died in 1935.