edward eggleston

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Definition of edward eggleston in English English dictionary

born Dec. 10, 1837, Vevay, Ind., U.S. died Sept. 4, 1902, Lake George, N.Y. U.S. novelist and historian. He became an itinerant preacher at age 19; he later held various pastorates and edited several periodicals. He realistically portrayed backwoods Indiana in The Hoosier School-Master (1871). His other novels include The End of the World (1872), The Circuit Rider (1874), Roxy (1878), and The Graysons (1888). He then turned to writing history; his Beginners of a Nation (1896) and Transit of Civilization from England to America (1900) contributed to the growth of the study of social history

Hyphenation

Ed·ward Eg·gle·ston

Turkish pronunciation

edwırd egılstın

Pronunciation

/ˈedwərd ˈegəlstən/ /ˈɛdwɜrd ˈɛɡəlstən/