J. N. Marchand

In this 1913 fifth and final collection of Wolfville stories -- Faro Nell and Her Friends -- Alfred Henry Lewis chronicles another cycle of Wolfville happenings with all the old characters -- that have not yet been "shot up" -- appearing in their old roles of Doc Peets, Old Monte, etc. As suggested by the title, Faro Nell plays a much more central role than in earlier novels.

"...the book is amusing NY Times 182290 My 11 13 220w."

Included in this Illustrated Edition are all 13 original illustrations, rejuvenated, and 10 additional, relevant illustrations that are unique to this edition of the book.

Alfred Henry Lewis (January 20, 1855 - December 23, 1914) was an American investigative journalist, lawyer, novelist, editor, and short story writer. He began his career as a staff writer at the Chicago Times, and eventually became editor of the Chicago Times-Herald.

During the late 19th century, he wrote muckraker articles for Cosmopolitan. As an investigative journalist, Lewis wrote extensively about corruption in New York politics. This was the subject of his book The Boss, and How He Came to Rule New York, which focused on the Tammany Hall society of the 18th century. He also wrote biographies of Irish-American politician Richard Croker (1843-1922), and of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States.

As a writer of genre fiction, his most successful works were in his Wolfville series of Western fiction, which he continued writing until he died of gastrointestinal disease in 1914.