Charles Battell Loomis

Writer, Author

1861 – 1911

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Who was Charles Battell Loomis?

Charles Battell Loomis was an American author, born in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at the Polytechnic Institute there. He was in business from 1879 to 1891, but he gave it up to devote himself to the writing of magazine sketches and books much appreciated for their humor. Among the latter are:

Just Rhymes, verse

The Four-Masted Cat-Boat

Yankee Enchantments

A Partnership in Magic

Cheerful Americans

More Cheerful Americans

I've Been Thinking

Minerva's Manœvres

Cheer Up!

A Bath in an English Tub

Poe's "Raven" in an Elevator, the third edition of More Cheerful Americans

The Knack of It

A Holiday Touch

Just Irish

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Born
1861
United States of America
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Lived in
  • Brooklyn
Died
1911

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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