Allen French

Background

French, Allen was born on November 28, 1870 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John James and Frances Maria (Stratton) French.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1892. Studied University of Berlin, 1892-1893. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1894.

Career

Instructor in English, Harvard, 1908-1913, 1919-1920. Author: The Junior Cup, 1901. The Colonials, 1902; Sir Marrok, 1902.

The Barrier, 1904.

The Story of Rolf and the Viking’s Bow, 1904. Heroes of Iceland, 1905. The Reform of Shaun, 1905.

Pelham and His Friend Tim, 1906.

The Story of Grettir the Strong, 1908. How to Grow Vegetables, 1911.

The Siege of Boston, 1911. The Runaway, 1914; The Beginner’s Garden Book, 1914.

Old Concord, 1915; The Hiding Places, 1917.

At Plattsburg, 1917. The Golden Eagle, 1917. The Day of Concord and Lexington, 1925.

A British Fusilier in Revolutionary Boston, 1926.

The Taking of Ticonderoga, 1775, 1928. General Gage’s Informers, 1932. The First Year of the American Revolution, 1934.

The Drama of Concord, 1935.

The Red Keep, 1938; The Lost Baron, 1940. Historic Concord, 1942.

Home: Concord, Massachusetts

Achievements

• Allen French has been listed as a notable author by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Allen French (1870-1946): THE STORY OF GRETTIR THE STRONG

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  • Sir Marrok: A Tale of the Days of King Arthur by Allen French (2010-07-15)
  • The Story of Grettir the Strong (Classic Reprint) by Allen French (2015-09-27)
  • The Story of Grettir the Strong, by Allen French

Connections

Married Ellen R. Dorrance, April. Married second, Aletta A. Lillibridge, June 17, 1922. Children: Maude Dorrance, Frances Stratton, Ellen.

Father:

John James French

Mother:

Frances Maria (Stratton) French

Spouse:

Ellen R. Dorrance

Spouse:

Aletta A. Lillibridge

child:

Ellen French

child:

Frances Stratton French

child:

Maude Dorrance French