Biography from Wisconsin Library Association, 2004 Notable Authors:
"Charles D. Stewart was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on March 18, 1868, and, as a small boy, moved with his family to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He briefly attended Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam before dropping out at age 16 to seek his fortune as a crew member on Mississippi and Missouri river steamboats. That adventure was followed by a period during which he worked as a ranch hand in central Texas. In 1887, Stewart returned to Wisconsin.
Stewart's first published works were a series of humorous sketches written for Peck's Sun, followed by another series of articles written for the 'Reflections' column in Century Magazine.
From that point on, Stewart devoted the rest of his life to writing and public speaking, except for a brief time (1915-1916) during which he served as the executive secretary for Wisconsin Governor Emanuel Philipp.
'An essayist of the old-fashioned mode, familiar and witty, leisurely, but literate. His reputation rests largely on his two collections of essays (Essays on the Spot and Fellow Creatures), but he was also a writer of great merit.' -Richard Boudreau, The Literary Heritage of Wisconsin.
'A keen appreciation of the beautiful and a ready imagination.' -Charles Rounds, Wisconsin Authors and Their Work.
'(His) books and short stories have more than ordinary merit...and will well repay a careful reading and rereading.' -Titus, Wisconsin Writers.
Stewart's best novels are The Fugitive Blacksmith, the story of a blacksmith wrongly accused of murder, and Partners in Providence, a bittersweet tale of Missouri River steamboating, similar to Huckleberry Finn. Stewart was also a noted Shakespeare critic.
Selected Bibliography:
The Fugitive Blacksmith, Century, 1905
Partners in Providence, Century, 1907
Essays on the Spot, Houghton Mifflin, 1910
Finerty of the Sand-house, Century, 1913
Fellow Creatures, Little, Brown, and Company, 1935"
"Charles D. Stewart was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on March 18, 1868, and, as a small boy, moved with his family to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He briefly attended Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam before dropping out at age 16 to seek his fortune as a crew member on Mississippi and Missouri river steamboats. That adventure was followed by a period during which he worked as a ranch hand in central Texas. In 1887, Stewart returned to Wisconsin.
Stewart's first published works were a series of humorous sketches written for Peck's Sun, followed by another series of articles written for the 'Reflections' column in Century Magazine.
From that point on, Stewart devoted the rest of his life to writing and public speaking, except for a brief time (1915-1916) during which he served as the executive secretary for Wisconsin Governor Emanuel Philipp.
'An essayist of the old-fashioned mode, familiar and witty, leisurely, but literate. His reputation rests largely on his two collections of essays (Essays on the Spot and Fellow Creatures), but he was also a writer of great merit.' -Richard Boudreau, The Literary Heritage of Wisconsin.
'A keen appreciation of the beautiful and a ready imagination.' -Charles Rounds, Wisconsin Authors and Their Work.
'(His) books and short stories have more than ordinary merit...and will well repay a careful reading and rereading.' -Titus, Wisconsin Writers.
Stewart's best novels are The Fugitive Blacksmith, the story of a blacksmith wrongly accused of murder, and Partners in Providence, a bittersweet tale of Missouri River steamboating, similar to Huckleberry Finn. Stewart was also a noted Shakespeare critic.
Selected Bibliography:
The Fugitive Blacksmith, Century, 1905
Partners in Providence, Century, 1907
Essays on the Spot, Houghton Mifflin, 1910
Finerty of the Sand-house, Century, 1913
Fellow Creatures, Little, Brown, and Company, 1935"
Biography from Wisconsin Library Association, 2004 Notable Authors:
"Charles D. Stewart was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on March 18, 1868, and, as a small boy, moved with his family to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He briefly attended Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam before dropping out at age 16 to seek his fortune as a crew member on Mississippi and Missouri river steamboats. That adventure was followed by a period during which he worked as a ranch hand in central Texas. In 1887, Stewart returned to Wisconsin.
Stewart's first published works were a series of humorous sketches written for Peck's Sun, followed by another series of articles written for the 'Reflections' column in Century Magazine.
From that point on, Stewart devoted the rest of his life to writing and public speaking, except for a brief time (1915-1916) during which he served as the executive secretary for Wisconsin Governor Emanuel Philipp.
'An essayist of the old-fashioned mode, familiar and witty, leisurely, but literate. His reputation rests largely on his two collections of essays (Essays on the Spot and Fellow Creatures), but he was also a writer of great merit.' -Richard Boudreau, The Literary Heritage of Wisconsin.
'A keen appreciation of the beautiful and a ready imagination.' -Charles Rounds, Wisconsin Authors and Their Work.
'(His) books and short stories have more than ordinary merit...and will well repay a careful reading and rereading.' -Titus, Wisconsin Writers.
Stewart's best novels are The Fugitive Blacksmith, the story of a blacksmith wrongly accused of murder, and Partners in Providence, a bittersweet tale of Missouri River steamboating, similar to Huckleberry Finn. Stewart was also a noted Shakespeare critic.
Selected Bibliography:
The Fugitive Blacksmith, Century, 1905
Partners in Providence, Century, 1907
Essays on the Spot, Houghton Mifflin, 1910
Finerty of the Sand-house, Century, 1913
Fellow Creatures, Little, Brown, and Company, 1935"
"Charles D. Stewart was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on March 18, 1868, and, as a small boy, moved with his family to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He briefly attended Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam before dropping out at age 16 to seek his fortune as a crew member on Mississippi and Missouri river steamboats. That adventure was followed by a period during which he worked as a ranch hand in central Texas. In 1887, Stewart returned to Wisconsin.
Stewart's first published works were a series of humorous sketches written for Peck's Sun, followed by another series of articles written for the 'Reflections' column in Century Magazine.
From that point on, Stewart devoted the rest of his life to writing and public speaking, except for a brief time (1915-1916) during which he served as the executive secretary for Wisconsin Governor Emanuel Philipp.
'An essayist of the old-fashioned mode, familiar and witty, leisurely, but literate. His reputation rests largely on his two collections of essays (Essays on the Spot and Fellow Creatures), but he was also a writer of great merit.' -Richard Boudreau, The Literary Heritage of Wisconsin.
'A keen appreciation of the beautiful and a ready imagination.' -Charles Rounds, Wisconsin Authors and Their Work.
'(His) books and short stories have more than ordinary merit...and will well repay a careful reading and rereading.' -Titus, Wisconsin Writers.
Stewart's best novels are The Fugitive Blacksmith, the story of a blacksmith wrongly accused of murder, and Partners in Providence, a bittersweet tale of Missouri River steamboating, similar to Huckleberry Finn. Stewart was also a noted Shakespeare critic.
Selected Bibliography:
The Fugitive Blacksmith, Century, 1905
Partners in Providence, Century, 1907
Essays on the Spot, Houghton Mifflin, 1910
Finerty of the Sand-house, Century, 1913
Fellow Creatures, Little, Brown, and Company, 1935"
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