Irving Bacheller on the grounds of his estate in Winter Park, Florida, circa 1930s.
I was awarded a grant several years ago to research the life of writer Irving Bacheller, a best-selling novelist in the first half of the 20th century.
He's not well-known today. But, when I was writing a small book about Winter Park, Florida, I kept stumbling across his name. He had a winter home in Winter Park, and I discovered that in his day, he was a big literary light to shine in such a small town.
Now, I've stumbled upon the old fellow again.
