author
P. H. (Peter Harden) Eley
1876–1916
A little-known early 20th-century writer, he is remembered for a firsthand account of American teachers in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War. His surviving work captures both travel narrative and colonial-era history in a direct, personal voice.
1 Audiobook
An Epoch in History
by P. H. (Peter Harden) Eley
About the author
Born in 1876, P. H. Eley — Peter Harden Eley — is chiefly known today for An Epoch in History, published in 1904. The book draws on his experiences connected to the American educational mission in the Philippines and offers a personal view of a major historical moment.
Project Gutenberg and library records identify him as Peter Harden Eley and associate him with that single known work. The book has endured because it blends memoir, observation, and historical commentary, giving modern listeners a vivid window into the attitudes and events of its time.
Very little biographical information about Eley appears to be widely documented online beyond his name, dates, and authorship of An Epoch in History. He died in 1916, and much of his life now has to be inferred from the book he left behind.