Eden Phillpotts
Eden Phillpotts was an English author, poet, and dramatist known for his works set in Dartmoor and his autobiographical studies of boyhood and adolescence.
Novelist
November 4, 1862
Scorpio
December 29, 1960
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India
Eden Phillpotts, an English author, poet, and dramatist, was born on November 4, 1862, in Mount Abu, British India. He became well-known for his Dartmoor-set works, such as “Children of the Mist,” “Sons of the Morning,” and “Widecombe Fair.” Additionally, his autobiographical studies, “The Human Boy” and “The Waters of the Walla,” garnered praise. Phillpotts authored over 250 books across various genres and collaborated on plays with his daughter Adelaide. His extensive writing portfolio included novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and nonfiction.
An intriguing aspect of Eden Phillpotts’ life is that he was a great-nephew of Henry Phillpotts, the Bishop of Exeter, and had a second cousin who served as a reforming headmaster at Bedford School.