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Laura G. Case Collins
1826–1912
A Kentucky writer with a taste for travel and a gift for vivid description, she left behind books that capture the pleasures of seeing the world in the late nineteenth century. Her best-known work turns private travel letters into an inviting record of European journeys.
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By-gone Tourist Days: Letters of Travel
by Laura G. Case Collins
About the author
Born in 1826 and associated with Maysville, Kentucky, Laura G. Case Collins was an American author whose surviving books include By-gone Tourist Days: Letters of Travel. The Library of Congress lists that 1899 volume under her name, and Project Gutenberg also preserves her work for modern readers.
Her writing is best remembered for its travel scenes. By-gone Tourist Days gathers letters about journeys in Europe, blending observation, memory, and a conversational style that still feels approachable. Records connected with her publications also point to other work, including poetry such as Egypt.
Collins died in 1912. Although detailed biographical information is scarce in the sources readily available online, the surviving editions of her books show a writer interested in travel, place, and sharing experience in a warm, personal voice.