Hervey Allen (December 8, 1889 – December 28, 1949) was an American author.
He was born on December 8, 1889, as William Hervey Allen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from University of Pittsburgh in 1915, where he also became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Allen served as a Lieutenant in the 28th (keystone) Division, United States Army during the First World War and fought in the Aisne-Marne offensive July-August, 1918. He wrote "...
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Hervey Allen (December 8, 1889 – December 28, 1949) was an American author.
He was born on December 8, 1889, as William Hervey Allen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from University of Pittsburgh in 1915, where he also became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Allen served as a Lieutenant in the 28th (keystone) Division, United States Army during the First World War and fought in the Aisne-Marne offensive July-August, 1918. He wrote "Toward the Flame" (1926), a nonfictional account of his experiences in the war.
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. Allen also wrote Israfel ...
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