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Article: Ralph D. Gray. Meredith Nicholson: A Writing Life.(Book review)
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- Michigan Historical Review
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- September 22, 2008
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Ralph D. Gray. Meredith Nicholson: A Writing Life. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press, 2007. Pp. 281. Bibliography. Illustrations. Notes. Cloth, $19.95.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Meredith Nicholson was a favorite literary son of Indiana at a time when Indiana writers commanded the nation's attention. Mong with such celebrated Hoosier authors as Booth Tarkington, James Whitcomb Riley, and George Ade, Nicholson published a series of works that mostly used his native state as the backdrop. His fame rested on his writing in popular genres such as mysteries and adventure stories, although he also produced "problem" novels, works on Indiana ...