Edward Eggleston

Edward Eggleston ( born December 10, 1837 in Vevay (Indiana), † September 3, 1902 Joshua 's Rock (New York)) was an American clergyman and writer. He wrote stories from the world of American pioneers. In 1871 he published his major work, The Hoosier Schoolmaster, in 1877, under the title appeared the schoolmaster of Flat Creek in the German Reich.

Life and work

Eggleston had as a child rather sickly constitution, which he could not attend school regularly. Instead, he was taught by his father, with an emphasis on reading various languages ​​and religion. The latter was reinforced when his parents converted to Methodism, and after the death of his father by his stepfather, a Methodist preacher. 1856 Eggleston was himself ordained as a Methodist minister. He initially served as a district riders. With his marriage to Lizzie Snyder 1858 he was a minister in various churches in Minnesota. The marriage produced four children. In 1966, Eggleston wrote for several Sunday school and youth magazines. 1870 Eggleston was editor of the Independent in New York City. In 1874 he broke with the Methodism in Brooklyn and founded the Church Church of Christian Endeavor, whose pastor he was until 1879.

His career as an author had initially started with journalistic articles. His realistic portrayal of life in rural Indiana in The Hoosier School - Master, which as serialized in the House and Home elicited positive reactions even at shows and in 1871 published a book, became a pioneer of literature with local reference that in the next three decades became very popular in America. In this novel Eggleston processed experiences of his brother George. His other works often contain autobiographical elements. He recorded his experiences as a young preacher Methodister in the novel The Circuit Rider.

For Eggleston's works apart from novels and youth novels, two volumes on American history: The Beginners of a Nation (1896 ) and The Transit of Civilisation ( 1901).

1891 Eggleston married a second time. The last years of his life were marked by illness. In 1899 he suffered a first stroke, which left him partially paralyzed. He died on 3 September 1902 the consequences of a second stroke in Joshua 's Rock on Lake George, New York.

Works

• The Hoosier Schoolmaster. 1871
• The Mystery of Metropolis Ville. O. Judd, New York 1873
• The Circuit Rider: A Tale of the Heroic Age. Scribner 's, New York 1878
• The Graysons: A Story of Illinois. Century, New York 1888
• The Hoosier School - Boy. Scribner, New York 1890
• The Faith Doctor: A Story of New York. Appleton, New York 1891
• Duffels. Appleton, New York 1893