Works in the Collection Biographies
Emerson Bennett was born in 1822 in Massachusetts, though he later resided in Philadelphia. Bennett produced over 50 novels, mostly romances more popular with the general public than with critics of literature. These novels include The Bandits of the Osage, Kate Clarendon, The Prairie Flower, and The League of the Miami.
The Bandit Queen. A Tale of Italy (1869) (Restricted)
The Bandits of the Osage: A Western Romance (1847) (Restricted)
The Border Rover (1857) (Restricted)
Clara Moreland; or, Adventures in the Far South-West (1853) (Restricted)
Ellen Norbury; or, The Adventures of an Orphan (1855) (Restricted)Kate Clarendon; or, Necromancy in the Wilderness. A Tale of the Little Miami (1848) (Restricted)
The League of the Miami (1851)
Leni-Leoti; or, Adventures in the Far West (1849) (Restricted)
Oliver Goldfinch; or, The Hypocrite (1850) (Restricted)
The Phantom of the Forest: A Tale of the Dark and Bloody Ground (1868) (Restricted)
The Pioneer's Daughter: A Tale of Indian Captivity (1851)The Renegade: A Historical Romance of Border Life (1848) (Restricted)
Rosalie du Pont: or Treason in the Camp. A Sequel to the Female Spy (1851) (Restricted)The Trapper's Bride; or, Spirit of Adventure (1848) (Restricted)
Viola; or, Adventures in the Far South-West (1852) (Restricted)
Walde-Warren: A Tale of Circumstantial Evidence. A Companion to the "Prairie Flower" (1852) (Restricted)
Wild Scenes on the Frontiers; or, Heroes of the West (1859) (Restricted)
From Oscar Fay Adams, A Dictionary of American Authors (1901)
From Samuel Austin Allibone, A Critical Dictionary of English Literature (1900)