author
Mathew Joseph Holt
b. 1866
An early 20th-century writer whose work pairs vivid rural settings with thoughtful, often unusual character studies. His surviving books suggest a taste for linked stories and reflective fiction with a strong sense of place.
2 Audiobooks
Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant
by Mathew Joseph Holt
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight
by Mathew Joseph Holt
About the author
Mathew Joseph Holt was a writer born in 1866, known today mainly through public-domain editions and library records rather than a widely documented personal biography.
The works most clearly associated with him include Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant and Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight. Those titles point to a writer interested in connected tales, memorable personalities, and ideas that move between everyday life and more philosophical territory.
Because reliable biographical information about Holt appears to be scarce, much of his life remains unclear. What can be confirmed is his authorship of these books and his 1866 birth year, which place him among authors whose work survives more fully than the details of their personal history.