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Melville De Lancey Landon, was author of humorous books and lectures under the name "Eli Perkins."

Works in the EAF Collection

Eli Perkins (at Large): His Sayings and Doings (1875)

Saratoga in 1901. By Eli Perkins. Fun, Love, Society & Satire (1872) (Restricted)

EAF Manuscript Materials

Lecture ticket: front, back, with "Opinions of the Press"

Photo: Melville D. Landon

Drawing: Melville D. Landon

Contemporary Biographies

From Oscar Fay Adams, A Dictionary of American Authors (1901)

From Samuel Austin Allibone, A Critical Dictionary of English Literature (1900)

Other Resources

Guides to Melville De Lancey Landon manuscript holdings from UVA Special Collections :

Landon, Melville DeLancey ("Eli Perkins").: #7844

Landon, Melville DeLancey ("Eli Perkins").: #7844-a