author
Rowland Evans Robinson
1833–1900
A keen observer of rural Vermont life, this 19th-century writer turned farm work, local speech, and sharp-eyed storytelling into fiction that still feels vivid. He also worked as an artist, bringing a visual eye to the people and landscapes he wrote about.
3 Audiobooks
A Hero of Ticonderoga
by Rowland Evans Robinson
In New England Fields and Woods
by Rowland Evans Robinson
Vermont: A Study of Independence
by Rowland Evans Robinson
About the author
Born in Ferrisburg, Vermont, on May 14, 1833, he grew up at the Robinson family farm known as Rokeby. He was educated largely at home, trained in New York as an engraver and illustrator, and later returned to Vermont, where he balanced farm life with writing and drawing.
His books and stories became known for their close attention to the rhythms of rural New England, especially Vermont speech, landscape, and everyday characters. He wrote about local life with humor and detail, and his work helped preserve a picture of a changing 19th-century world.
Robinson died on October 15, 1900. Remembered as an author, artist, and farmer, he remains closely associated with Vermont's literary history and with Rokeby, the family home that shaped so much of his work.