Educated at St. Lawrence University, Bacheller moved to New York City in 1882 and joined the Brooklyn Daily Times as a journalist. In 1884, he founded the Bacheller Syndicate, which supplied the nation's Sunday newspapers with special articles. He joined Pulitzer's The New York World in 1898 as the Sunday editor, but left in 1900 to actively pursue his own writing interests. In 1892, he published Master of Silence and followed with Still House of O'Darrow in 1894. In 1900, his book, Eben Holden, became the first best-seller of the 20th century and his fame was firmly established. Prior to World War I, Bacheller toured the country on the lecture circuit and was always in demand. During the war, he served as a war correspondent in France. His other works include D'ri and I (1901), Silas Strong (1906), Hand-made Gentleman (1909), Keeping Up With Lizzie (1911), A Man for the Ages (1919), Prodigal Village (1920), Father Abraham (1925), Opinions of a Cheerful Yankee (1926), Candle in the Wilderness (1930), Uncle Peel (1933) and Winds of God (1941). |
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