| Book Review | The Michigan Historical Review, 34.2

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Ralph D. Gray. Meredith Nicholson: A Writing Life. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press, 2007. Pp. 281. Bibliography. Illustrations. Notes. Cloth, $19.95.

At the turn of the twentieth century, Meredith Nicholson was a favorite literary son of Indiana at a time when Indiana writers commanded the nation's attention. Along with such celebrated Hoosier authors as Booth Tarkington, James Whitcomb Riley, and George Ade, Nicholson published a series of works that mostly used his native state as the backdrop. His fame rested on his writing in popular genres such as mysteries and adventure stories, although he also produced "problem" novels, works on Indiana history, and political essays. Nicholson had a trio of bestsellers in the early twentieth century, including his most famous work, House of a Thousand Candles. This Midwest gothic mystery was published in 1905. However, unlike other Indiana writers of the time, Nicholson has generally been ignored by academics who study American literature. This is an oversight that Ralph D. Gray is determined to rectify.

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