Hervey Allen
Hervey Allen
Author • EditorDecember 8, 1889 – December 28, 1949- Books
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William Hervey Allen was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA). His first book, Wampum and Old Gold, was awarded the Yale Younger Poets Prize. Allen is best known for his work Anthony Adverse. He also planned a series of novels about colonial America called The Disinherited. He completed three works in the series: The Forest and the Fort (1943), Bedford Village (1944), and Toward the Morning (1948). The novels tell the story of Salathiel Albine, a frontiersman kidnapped as a boy by Shawnee Indians in the 1750s. All three works were collected and published as the City in the Dawn. His works include Israfel (1926), a biography of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. Allen died in Coconut Grove, Florida, aged 60, from a heart attack.
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Hervey Allen is most widely recognized for his historical novel "Anthony Adverse," which was a significant bestseller in the 1930s and adapted into a major motion picture.
Hervey Allen wrote a series of historical novels set in colonial America, often referred to as "The Disinherited" series. These include "The Forest and the Fort," "Bedford Village," and "Toward the Morning," which follow the character Salathiel Albine.
Yes, his most famous novel, "Anthony Adverse," was adapted into a successful film in 1936, starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland.