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Oscar Fay Adams (1855–1919) was a United States editor and author.

Oscar Fay Adams
Born	1855 (1855) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	April 30, 1919(1919-04-30) (aged 63–64) North Truro, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Editor, author
Nationality	American
Alma mater	New Jersey State Normal School

Biography

He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he was educated in secondary schools, and graduated from the New Jersey State Normal School.[1] He taught classes in English literature, and after 1880 wrote for periodicals.[2]

He died in North Truro, Massachusetts on April 30, 1919.[3]

Works

Adams wrote The Story of Jane Austen's Life (1891; second edition, 1896), The Archbishop's Unguarded Moment, and Other Stories (1899) and Dictionary of American Authors (revised edition, 1901). He edited Through the Year With the Poets (12 volumes, 1886).[1]

References

• "Biography of Oscar Fay Adams". sacklunch.net. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

Attribution

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Adams, Oscar Fay" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.

External links

• Works by Oscar Fay Adams at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Oscar Fay Adams at Internet Archive
• "Oscar Fay Adams (1855-1919): Two sonnets". sonnets.org. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

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