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George Barr McCutcheon


USA flag (1866 - 1928)

George Barr McCutcheon was an American popular novelist and playwright. His best known works include the series of novels set in Graustark, a fictional East European country, Brewster's Millions, a play and several films.

Born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, McCutcheon's father, despite not receiving formal education, stressed the value of literature and encouraged his sons to write. During McCutcheon's childhood, his father had a number of jobs that required travel around the county in Indiana. McCutcheon studied at Purdue University and was a roommate of future humorist George Ade. During his college years, he was editor of the Lafayette Daily Courier and wrote a serial novel of satire about Wabash River life.
 

Genres: Historical Romance
 
Series
Graustark
   1. Graustark (1901)
   2. Beverly of Graustark (1904)
   3. Truxton King (1909)
   The Prince Of Graustark (1914)
   East of the Setting Sun (1924)
   The Inn of the Hawk and Raven (1927)
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Novels
   Brewster's Millions (1902)
   Castle Craneycrow (1902)
   The Sherrods (1902)
   The Day of the Dog (1904)
   Nedra (1905)
   The Purple Parasol (1905)
   Jane Cable (1906)
   The Daughter of Anderson Crow (1907)
   The Flyers (1907)
   The Husbands of Edith (1908)
   The Man From Brodney's (1908)
   The Alternative (1909)
   The Butterfly Man (1910)
   The Rose in the Ring (1910)
   Mary Midthorne (1911)
   What's-His-Name (1911)
   The Hollow of Her Hand (1912)
   A Fool and His Money (1913)
   Black Is White (1914)
   Her Weight In Gold (1914)
   Mr. Bingle (1915)
   From the Housetops (1916)
   The Light That Lies (1916)
   Green Fancy (1917)
   The City of Masks (1918)
   West Wind Drift (1920)
   Quill's Window (1921)
   Viola Gwyn (1922)
   Yollop (1922)
   Oliver October (1923)
   Romeo in Moon Village (1925)
   Kindling and Ashes (1926)
   Blades (1928)
   The Merivales (1929)
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Collections
   Quiddlers Three (2004)
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