Lily A. (Lily Augusta) Long

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1862, she decided as a child that she wanted to be a writer while her family was living in Oregon. After returning to St. Paul, she finished high school, later took an elective course at the University of Wisconsin, and began sending poems and sketches to local papers.

Her work appeared in publications including Unity, Overland and Current, and Harper's Weekly. She also edited and contributed to Women's Record, showing a range that covered poetry, short stories, and journalism.

Long is especially remembered for her mystery fiction written under the pseudonym Roman Doubleday. She died in St. Paul on September 8, 1927, leaving behind a body of work that connected regional literary life with the wider world of early popular magazines.