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Homer Greene

1853–1940

Best known for vivid stories set around Pennsylvania’s coal country, this lawyer-turned-writer brought local history and everyday people into adventurous fiction for young readers. His books often mix regional detail, moral courage, and a strong sense of place.

11 Audiobooks

The unhallowed harvest

The unhallowed harvest

by Homer Greene

Burnham Breaker

Burnham Breaker

by Homer Greene

Pickett's Gap

Pickett's Gap

by Homer Greene

A Tale of the Tow-Path

A Tale of the Tow-Path

by Homer Greene

The Riverpark Rebellion

The Riverpark Rebellion

by Homer Greene

Coal and the coal mines

Coal and the coal mines

by Homer Greene

A Lincoln Conscript

A Lincoln Conscript

by Homer Greene

The Flag

The Flag

by Homer Greene

The Guardsman

The Guardsman

by Homer Greene

Whispering Tongues

Whispering Tongues

by Homer Greene

About the author

Born in Pennsylvania in 1853, Homer Greene built a career in law while also becoming a productive author of fiction, poetry, and historical writing. Reliable catalog and reference sources describe him as an American writer and lawyer, and his work is closely associated with northeastern Pennsylvania.

Greene is especially remembered for stories such as The Blind Brother, along with other books that drew on coal-mining life, the Civil War, and small-town American settings. That combination of professional life and literary work gave his writing a grounded, local feel that still stands out.

He died in 1940. A suitable verified portrait image was not clearly available from the sources I could confirm for this overview, so no profile image is included.