Hervey Allen
1889 - 1949
General Information
Bio
(1889-1949) Novelist, poet, biographer. Allen served as trustee of Cazenovia Junior College. 1924-1926 He taught English at Columbia University. His works include “Israfel” (1926), a biography of Edgar Allan Poe and “Anthony Adverse” (1933), a popular novel. His first book of poetry is “Wampum and Old Gold” (1921).
Full Name
Hervey Allen
Locations
Madison
Author's Timeline
Unknown
OTHER
Allen served as trustee of Cazenovia Junior College in Cazenovia, New York.
1889
BIRTH
Hervey Allen was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1889.
1921
LITWORK
Wampum and Old Gold
First book of poetry.
First book of poetry.
1922
LITWORK
Carolina Chansons
Collection of poetry written with DuBose Heyward.
Collection of poetry written with DuBose Heyward.
1924
OTHER
Allen taught English at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.
1925
LITWORK
Toward the Flame: A War Diary
1926
LITWORK
Israfel
A biography of Edgar Allan Poe.
A biography of Edgar Allan Poe.
1933
LITWORK
Anthony Adverse
Novel.
Novel.
1943
LITWORK
The Forest and the Fort
Novel.
Novel.
1944
LITWORK
Bedford Village
Novel.
Novel.
1948
LITWORK
Toward the Morning
Novel.
Novel.
1949
DEATH
Hervey Allen died in Glades, Florida in 1949.
1949
INTERMENT
Hervey Allen was interred in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
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