WILLIAM T. "OLIVER OPTIC" ADAMS - AUTOGRAPH 01/25/1884 - HFSID 79514
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WILLIAM T. ADAMS
William T. Adams signs this card with his real and pseudonym name, "Oliver
Optic".
Signature: "William T. Adams/'Oliver Optic'/Boston, Jan 25, 1884.",
4x2¼ card. William T. "Oliver Optic" Adams (1822-1897) taught in Boston
public schools (1845-1865). Under the pseudonym Oliver Optic, he wrote
126 books, mostly series for boys. His books contained more adventure
than most of what was being written for young people then and so were
controversial. Some libraries banned them as too "sensational," but young
readers loved them. In 1871, no other author was borrowed so frequently from the
Boston Public Library. He engaged in a literary quarrel with Louisa May
Alcott, who chided readers of "optical delusions." Shaded edges. Fine
condition.
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