author
Latta Griswold
1876–1931
Remembered as both an Episcopal clergyman and a storyteller, this early-20th-century writer moved easily between practical books on church life and fiction such as The Inn at the Red Oak and Deering of Deal.
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 1876 and active in the Episcopal Church, Latta Griswold built a career in parish ministry while also writing steadily. Sources connect him with Trinity Church in Newport, St. Columba’s in Newport, and later Trinity Church in Lenox, Massachusetts, where he was serving as rector in the late 1920s.
His nonfiction reflects that church background. Confirmed titles include The Episcopal Church, Its Teaching and Worship (1918), Values of Catholic Faith (1926), The Middle Way (1928), and The Teaching of the Prayer Book. He also wrote fiction, including The Inn at the Red Oak and Deering of Deal; Or, The Spirit of the School, showing a range that stretched from religious instruction to character-driven narrative.
Griswold died in 1931. Even from the limited surviving record online, he comes across as a writer with two clear callings: explaining Anglican worship in a practical, accessible way, and telling stories shaped by school life, community, and tradition.