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Larry Leigh
Best known for a witty 1868 verse satire on fashion, this little-known writer also appears in the record as the compiler of a Civil War diary and letter collection published in 1996.
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The True Grecian Bend: A Story in Verse
by Larry Leigh
About the author
Larry Leigh is an obscure author whose surviving public record is thin, but a few works can be confirmed. The True Grecian Bend: A Story in Verse was published in New York in 1868 and is described by Project Gutenberg as a satirical poem that mixes humor with social commentary about fashion and appearance.
A much later book, J. J. Scroggs' Diary and Letters 1852-1865, was privately printed in 1996 and is credited to Larry Leigh as compiler or editor in library and Civil War bibliography listings. Because reliable biographical sources are scarce, it is hard to say with confidence whether these works belong to the same person or to different people who shared the name.
That uncertainty is part of the interest here: Larry Leigh remains more visible through the books than through any well-documented life story. If you're coming to this author, you're really stepping into the work itself—especially a sharp, period piece of verse that still reads as a playful jab at social trends.