author
Latta Griswold
1876–1931
Remembered both as a novelist and as an Episcopal clergyman, this early-20th-century writer moved comfortably between fiction, school stories, and books on church teaching and worship. His work offers a mix of narrative charm and thoughtful religious reflection.
2 Audiobooks
The Inn at the Red Oak
by Latta Griswold
Deering of Deal; Or, The Spirit of the School
by Latta Griswold
About the author
Born in Lancaster, Ohio, on February 4, 1876, Latta Griswold was an American Episcopal priest and author. Sources on his life identify him as a clergyman whose church work included service in Newport, Rhode Island, New York, and later Lenox, Massachusetts, where he became rector of Trinity Church.
Alongside his ministry, he published fiction and religious writing. His books include The Inn at the Red Oak, Deering of Deal; or, The Spirit of the School, The Episcopal Church: Its Teaching and Worship, The Teaching of the Prayer Book, and The Middle Way. That range suggests a writer equally interested in storytelling, education, and the practical life of the church.
Griswold died on August 16, 1931. While biographical details are limited in the sources readily available online, his surviving books show a versatile author whose work spoke to both general readers and church audiences.