Christopher Morley
1890 - 1957
General Information
Bio
(1890-1957) Writer, novelist, head of the Book of the Month Club. He wrote 18 fiction titles, including “Parnassus on Wheels” and 16 poetry titles. “Kitty Folye” 1939,”Where the Blue Begins” 1922. His writing studio is preserved in the Christopher Morley County Park, in Roslyn, New York. He is buried in Roslyn Cemetery in Greenvale, New York.
Full Name
Christopher Morley
Locations
Nassau
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Morley and his wife lived in Hempstead, New York before moving to Queens Village.
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Morley and his wife lived in Queens Village, Queens, New York before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1890
BIRTH
Christopher Darlington Morley was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania in 1890.
1912
LITWORK
The Eighth Sin
Poetry collection.
Poetry collection.
1917
LITWORK
Parnassus on Wheels
Novel.
Novel.
1918
LITWORK
Shandygaff
1918
LITWORK
Shandygaff
Book of essays.
Book of essays.
1919
LITWORK
The Haunted Bookshop
Novel.
Novel.
1920
LITWORK
Pipefuls
Essay collection.
Essay collection.
1922
LITWORK
Where the Blue Begins
Novel.
Novel.
1925
LITWORK
Thunder on the Left
Novel.
Novel.
1937
LITWORK
The Trojan Horse
Novel.
Novel.
1939
LITWORK
Kitty Folye
Novel.
Novel.
1947
LITWORK
The Old Mandarin
Poetry collection.
Poetry collection.
1957
INTERMENT
Christopher Morley was interred in Roslyn Cemetery in Greenvale, New York.
1957
DEATH
Christopher Morley died in Roslyn, New York in 1957.
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