Paul Anderson

Born in 1880 and active across the first half of the twentieth century, Paul Lewis Anderson was an American photographer and author. He is noted for writing five historical novels for younger readers set around ancient Rome, along with two novels about life at a New England boys' preparatory school.

Beyond his novels, he also wrote about photography and contributed outdoor short stories to magazines including Boys' Life and The Outdoorsman. That mix of visual craft, practical interests, and narrative energy gives his work a straightforward, lively feel.

Anderson died in 1956. While he is not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, his range as both an artist and a writer makes him an interesting figure for readers curious about early twentieth-century American juvenile fiction.