David Skaats Foster (1852-1920) was an American writer and coal and iron merchant.[1]
He was born in Utica, New York, the son of Thomas Foster and Eliza P. Skaats. His father was also a merchant, "was prominent in railroad building" and was Vice President of the Utica City National Bank. [2] In 1874 he married Marry C. Williams. His wife died in 1895. He had two sons, the twins Gerard S. Foster and Bernard D. Foster (b. 1880). [3]
His 1914 novel, "The Road to London" was adapted into a film in 1921.[4]
Bibliography edit
- The Romance of the Unexpected (1887),poems [5]
- Rebecca the Witch: And Other Tales in Metre (1888), poems[6]
- Casanova the Courier (1892)[7]
- Ellinor Fenton, an Andirondack Story (1893), re-released as "Our Uncle William ; also, Nate Sawyer"
- Spanish Castles by the Rhine: A Triptychal Yarn (1897)
- Prince Timoteo (1899) [8]
- Flighty Arethusa (1910)
- The Road to London (1914)
- The Divided Medal (1914)
- The Kidnapped Damozel ; The Oval Diamond ; Alraschid in Petticoates (1915)
- The Lady of Castle Queer (1919)[9]
- Mademoiselle of Cambrai (1920)
References edit
- ^ "Foster, | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ Pierce, Frederick Clifton (1899). Foster genealogy. Chicago: Press o W.B. Conkey company.
- ^ Bergmann, Frank (1985-05-01). Upstate Literature: Essays in Memory of Thomas F. O'Donnell. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-2331-1.
- ^ "The Road to London (1921) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ Foster, David Skaats (September 6, 1887). "The romance of the unexpected". G. P. Putnam's sons – via Hathi Trust.
- ^ Foster, David Skaats (1888). "Rebecca the Witch: And Other Tales in Metre".
- ^ Foster, David Skaats (1892). "Casanova the Courier".
- ^ "Prince Timoteo". F. Tennyson Neely. September 6, 1899 – via Hathi Trust.
- ^ Foster, David Skaats (1919). "The Lady of Castle Queer".
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