Charles Battell Loomis
Charles Battell Loomis (1861–1911) was an American writer.
Charles Battell Loomis in 1910.
Biography
Loomis was born in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at the Polytechnic Institute there. He was in business from 1879 to 1891, but he gave it up to devote himself to the writing of magazine sketches and books much appreciated for their humor.
Works
- Just Rhymes (1899)
- The Four-Masted Cat-Boat (1899)
- Yankee Enchantments (1900)
- A Partnership in Magic (1903)
- Cheerful Americans (1903)
- Araminta and the Automobile (1903)
- More Cheerful Americans (1904)
- I've Been Thinking (1905)
- Minerva's Manœuvres (1905)
- Cheer Up! (1906)
- A Bath in an English Tub (1907)
- Poe's "Raven" in an Elevator (1907) (the third edition of More Cheerful Americans)
- The Knack of It (1908)
- A Holiday Touch (1908)
- Just Irish (1909)
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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External links
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- Over 35 Charles Battell Loomis stories are read in Mister Ron's Basement Podcast, including "Araminta and the Automobile" and "Poe's Raven in an Elevator". The stories are now indexed.
- Charles Battell Loomis at Library of Congress, with 19 library catalog records
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