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An American novelist, born in Humphreysville (near Seymour), Conn., March 31, 1826. Without entering college he passed many years in independent study and foreign travel, becoming a proficient in several languages; entered the army as captain at the outbreak of the Civil War, and rose to major; and since 1850 has been a fertile writer of essays, short stories, and novels for the leading magazines, taking prominent rank among American novelists. Among his works are: "History of the Indians of Connecticut" (1853); "Oriental Acquaintance" (1856); "Witching Times" (1856); "European Acquaintance" (1858); "Seacliff" (1859); "Miss Ravenel's Conversion" (1867); "Overland" (1871); "Kate Beaumont" (1872); "The Wetherell Affair" (1873); "Honest John Vane" (1875); "Justine Vane" (1875); "Playing the Mischief" (1876); "Irene Vane" (1877); "Irene, the Missionary" (1879); "The Oddest of Courtships. Died July 18, 1906.