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J. Walker McSpadden

Joseph Walker McSpadden, an American editor and translator, attended University of Tennessee (UT) beginning in November 1893. He graduated in 1899 and moved to New York. He and two other UT alumni (Marshall Lawrence Havey and John S. Coppers) organized a U.T.N.Y. luncheon group in 1899, which was expanded to become the Tennessee Society of New York in 1905.

McSpadden was a prolific author. He is best known for his Robin Hood (1891) and succeeding tales of Robin Hood. Among his other publications are Opera Synopses (1920), Operas and Musical Comedies (1936), Shakespearian Synopses (1923), The Fables of Aesop, Based on the Texts of L’Estrange and Croxall (1903), Stories from Great Operas (1923), Alps: As Seen by the Poets (1912), California: A Romantic Story for Young People (1926), Boys’ Book of Famous Soldiers (1924), Famous Ghost Stories (1918), Famous Psychic Stories (1920), Famous Sculptors of America (1924), Synopses of Dickens’s Novels (1909), The Book of Holidays (1935), and Storm Center: A Novel about Andy Johnson (1947).

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American editor, translator

Born 13 May 1874
Died 9 February 1960

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  • Cover of: Robin Hood and his merry outlaws

    Cover of edition robinhoodhismerr00mcsp Cover of edition adventuresofrobi0000mcsp Cover of edition adventuresofrobi00mcsp Cover of edition robinhoodhismerr0000mcsp Cover of edition robinhood00mcsp First published in 1904 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: Opera synopses: a guide to the plots and characters of the standard operas

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American editor, translator

Born 13 May 1874
Died 9 February 1960

Subjects

History, Stories, plots, Juvenile literature, Operas, Biography, Fiction, Folklore, American Ghost stories, Children's fiction, English Ghost stories, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, England, Fiction, historical, general, Ghost stories, Ghost stories, American, Ghost stories, English, Holidays, Juvenile fiction, Legends, Mammals, Musicals, Outlaws, Stage history, American Sculptors, American Sculpture

Places

United States, New Jersey, Sherwood Forest (England), Alps, Barnesdale (England), California, England, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Montclair, Montclair (N.J.), Montclair United States, New Jersey, Essex, New York (State), Nottingham (England), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Southern States, Texas

People

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), Benjamin West (1738-1820), Bishop of Hereford (Legendary character), Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911), Elihu Vedder (1836-1923), Friar Tuck (Legendary character), George Inness (1825-1894), George Washington (1732-1799), Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), Henry II King of England (1133-1189), James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), John La Farge (1835-1910), John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), John Singleton Copley (1737-1815), John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), John White Alexander (1856-1915), Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919), Little John Nailor (Legendary character), Maid Marian (Legendary character), Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Robin Hood (Legendary character)

Time

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, To 1625, 1778-1837, 1846-1850, 19th century, Henry II, 1154-1189, The Middle Ages, To 1778, To 1787, To 1846

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January 20, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
January 20, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
January 16, 2024 Edited by Marla Added bio; updated birth/death dates
January 24, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternatives names
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import