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Will E. (William Ernest) Ingersoll
1879–1968
A prairie-born Canadian novelist and journalist, he wrote with a strong feel for everyday life and the pull between rural roots and wider ambitions. His surviving books suggest a storyteller drawn to character, change, and the social worlds of early 20th-century Canada.
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Daisy Herself
by Will E. (William Ernest) Ingersoll
About the author
Born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba, William Ernest Ingersoll became known as an author and journalist. The Manitoba Historical Society identifies him as William Ernest “Bill” Ingersoll, notes that he was born on July 29, 1880, and says he joined the Manitoba Free Press as a reporter in 1908, later serving as secretary to editor John Wesley Dafoe.
As a writer, he is associated with novels including The Road That Led Home (1918) and Daisy Herself (1920). Those titles point to the kind of fiction he was publishing in the early 20th century: stories grounded in personal striving, community, and the textures of ordinary life.
There is some uncertainty in library-style records about his exact birth year, with Project Gutenberg listing him as 1879–1968 while the Manitoba Historical Society gives 1880–1968. Because the dates differ across sources, the safest summary is that he was a Canadian writer active in the first decades of the 20th century who also worked in journalism.