Francis Lynde Explained
Francis Lynde (November 12, 1856 – May 16, 1930) was an American writer. Three of his books were adapted to film.[1] He was born in Lewiston, New York, and wrote adventure novels set in the American West in the early 20th century.[1] The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library has a collection of his papers.[2]
His novels were set in the mountains of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. Railroading and mining provided settings for his storylines. The main characters were often mining or railroad engineers. His collection of detective stories was titled Scientific Sprague.[3] His story Moonshiner of Fact is set in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Tennessee.[4]
Mary Antoinette Stickle Lynde (née Stickle; 1867–1960) was his wife.[1]
He is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1]
Filmography
Bibliography
- A Case in Equity (1895)
- A Romance in Transit (1897)
- The Helpers (1899)
- A Private Chivalry (1900)
- The Quickening (1906)
- The Taming of Red Butte (1910)[3]
- The Real Man (1915)
- Branded (1917)
- The City of Numbered Days
- Empire Builders (1907)[8]
- A Fool for Love
- The Grafters
- The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush
- The King of Arcadia
- The Master of Appleby: A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady (English)
- Pirates' Hope
- The Price
- The Lawyer’s Livelihood (1909)
- Scientific Sprague (1912)
- The Real Man (1915)
- After the Manner of Men (1916)
- Stranded in the Arcady
- The Wreckers
- David Vallory (1919)
- A girl A Horse and a Dog (1920)
- The Fire Bringers (1921)
- Mr Arnold (1923)
- Mellowing Money, (1925)
- Fight on the Standing Stone, (1925)
- Cripple Creek Nineteen Hundred
- The Cruise of the Cuttlefish (1925)
- The Tenderfoots (1926)
- Blind man’s Bluff (1928)
- The Complete Railroad Crime Cases of Scientific Sprague (2023)
Additional sources
- American Fiction, 1901–1925: A Bibliography By Geoffrey D. Smith, partial bibliography, Page 419
- Elizabeth Fry Page: Feathers from an Eagles Nest” The Olympian, V2 (V1 and V2 combined), 1903 Page 23–27, Google Books.
- Personal notes on Francis Lynde and his home on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/columns/story/2018/apr/15/gaston-amazing-career-franclynde/468210/ Gaston: The amazing career of Francis Lynde
- Book: Lynde, Francis. Francis Lynde papers. March 22, 1891. 229130581. Open WorldCat.
- Book: Crime Fiction and Film in the Southwest: Bad Boys and Bad Girls in the Badlands. Steve. Glassman. Maurice J.. O'Sullivan. March 23, 2001. Popular Press. 9780879728465. Google Books.
- Book: Leiter, Andrew B.. Southerners on Film: Essays on Hollywood Portrayals Since the 1970s. August 31, 2011. McFarland. 9780786487028. Google Books.
- Web site: The Edison Kinetogram. March 24, 1913. Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated. page 24.
- Web site: Motography. March 24, 1917. pages 940-942.
- Web site: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. March 24, 1921. U.S. Government Printing Office. page43594.
- Web site: Francis Lynde (Lynde, Francis, 1856-1930) | The Online Books Page. onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.