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Edward Bellamy

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Edward Bellamy Famous memorial

Birth
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
22 May 1898 (aged 48)
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Author. He worked briefly in the newspaper industry in New York City, New York and in Springfield, Massachusetts, then left journalism to devote himself completely to literature, writing both short stories and novels. His books include "Dr. Heidenhoff's Process" (1880), "Miss Ludington's Sister" (1884), "The Duke of Stockbridge" (1900), and the novels "Looking Backward: 2000—1887" (1888), and its sequel, "Equality" (1897). By far, his most popular was considered the prophetic "Looking Backwards: 2000-1887", a fiction based on Utopian principles. By 1900, the only book that had sold more copies was "Uncle Tom's Cabin". His writings spawned a movement called Bellamy Nationalist Clubs in 1888 and a political movement that came to be known as Nationalism. The movement attracted such notable authors as William Dean Howells and Edward Everett Hale. Although Bellamy traveled far and wide, he never moved from the home in Chicopee Falls in which he was born. He died there of tuberculosis at the age of 48 leaving a wife and two children. The home has been designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Author. He worked briefly in the newspaper industry in New York City, New York and in Springfield, Massachusetts, then left journalism to devote himself completely to literature, writing both short stories and novels. His books include "Dr. Heidenhoff's Process" (1880), "Miss Ludington's Sister" (1884), "The Duke of Stockbridge" (1900), and the novels "Looking Backward: 2000—1887" (1888), and its sequel, "Equality" (1897). By far, his most popular was considered the prophetic "Looking Backwards: 2000-1887", a fiction based on Utopian principles. By 1900, the only book that had sold more copies was "Uncle Tom's Cabin". His writings spawned a movement called Bellamy Nationalist Clubs in 1888 and a political movement that came to be known as Nationalism. The movement attracted such notable authors as William Dean Howells and Edward Everett Hale. Although Bellamy traveled far and wide, he never moved from the home in Chicopee Falls in which he was born. He died there of tuberculosis at the age of 48 leaving a wife and two children. The home has been designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Bio by: Dave Robison


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  • Originally Created by: Dave Robison
  • Added: Jun 19, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53886576/edward-bellamy: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Bellamy (26 Mar 1850–22 May 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53886576, citing Fairview Cemetery, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.