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William Sage
b. 1864
A turn-of-the-century novelist with a feel for history and courtroom drama, this American writer is best known for Robert Tournay: A Romance of the French Revolution. His work ranges from sweeping historical fiction to stories of society, law, and adventure.
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Robert Tournay: A Romance of the French Revolution
by William Sage
About the author
Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1864, he was educated in public schools and also spent time studying in France and Germany. Before becoming known as an author, he was reportedly involved in the banking business in New York.
His fiction appeared in the early 1900s and includes Robert Tournay (1900), The Claybornes (1902), Frenchy: The Story of a Gentleman (1904), The District Attorney (1906), and By Right Divine (1907). The range of those titles suggests a writer drawn to both large historical settings and the social pressures of modern life.
Today, he is remembered mainly through surviving editions and public-domain access to his books, especially Robert Tournay, which has remained the easiest of his works to rediscover. A reliable portrait image could not be confirmed from the sources I found.