Complete Works

One of the most widely read authors of the Gilded Age, Edward Payson Roe penned novels that sold millions of copies and fundamentally dismantled the long-standing Puritan prejudice against fiction in America. As a Presbyterian minister and Civil War chaplain, he blended a strict moral and religious purpose with romantic realism. Roe had a unique talent for weaving major, real-life historical crises into his gripping tales. His breakout hit, 'Barriers Burned Away' fuelled the public's imagination by incorporating a vivid, eyewitness-style account of the Great Chicago Fire. His novels consistently explored the realities of post-Civil War American life, dealing with themes of class dynamics, urban vices and the conflict between faith and modern skepticism. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Roe's complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Roe s life and works* Concise introductions to the major texts* All 19 novels, with individual contents tables* Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* The rare story collection* Roe s important non-fiction, including the seminal gardening manual and memoir Play and Profit in My Garden available in no other collection* Includes Roe s autobiography* Features the detailed biography written by the author s sister* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genresCONTENTS:The NovelsBarriers Burned Away (1872)What Can She Do? (1873)Opening of a Chestnut Burr (1874)From Jest to Earnest (1875)Near to Nature s Heart (1876)A Knight of the Nineteenth Century (1877)A Face Illumined (1878)A Day of Fate (1880)Without a Home (1881)His Sombre Rivals (1883)Nature s Serial Story (1884)A Young Girl s Wooing (1884)An Original Belle (1885)Driven Back to Eden (1885)He Fell in Love with His Wife (1886)The Hornet s Nest (1886)The Earth Trembled (1887)Found Yet Lost (1888)Miss Lou (1888)The Shorter FictionTaken Alive and Other Stories (1888)The Non-FictionPlay and Profit in My Garden (1873)Success with Small Fruits (1881)The Home Acre (1887)The AutobiographyA Native Author Called Roe (1888)The BiographyE. P. Roe: Reminiscences of His Life (1899) by Mary A. Roe