Condé Benoist Pallen
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| Born | Condé Benoist Pallen December 5, 1858 St. Louis, Missouri |
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Condé Benoist Pallen (5 December 1858 – 26 May 1929) was an American editor, novelist and translator.
Biography
Pallen was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1858. His father, Montrose A. Pallen, was a physician who was a native of Mississippi. His mother, Anne Benoist Pallen, was a member of an old French family in St. Louis.[1]
He graduated from Georgetown University in 1880 and received a master's degree from Georgetown in 1883 and a Ph.D. from Saint Louis University in 1885.[1][2] In 1896, Georgetown awarded him an honorary degree, the LL.D.[1]
Pallen died in New York City on May 26, 1929, after suffering from arteriosclerosis. His remains were buried in a family plot at a cemetery in St. Louis.[2]
Works
He was editor of Church Progress and the Catholic World from 1887 to 1897. He was managing editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia from 1904 to 1920. As president of Encyclopedia Press, Inc. (1913–20), he was later associated with other publishing ventures, including the New Catholic Dictionary (1929). He wrote essays, poetry, and novels. His published works included:[2]
- The Philosophy of Literature (1897)
- Epochs of Literature (1898)
- What is Liberalism? (1889; a translation of Liberalism is a Sin, by Félix Sardà y Salvany)
- New Rubáiyat (1889; poetry)
- The Feast of Thalarchus: A Dramatic Poem (1901)
- The Death of Sir Lancelot, and Other Poems (1902)
- The Meaning of the Idylls of the King (1904; criticism)
- The Education of Boys (1916)
- Crucible Island (1919; dystopian novel)
- As Man to Man: The Adventures of a Commuter (1927)
- Ghost House (1928; novel)
- The King's Coil (1928)
Selected articles
- "Scepticism and its Relations to Modern Thought," The Catholic World (1883)
- "A Meaning of Idyls of the King," The Catholic World (1885)
- "A Chat by the Way," The Catholic World (1885)
- "Practical People," The Catholic World (1886)
- "Maeterlinck's Philosophy of Life," The Catholic Mind (1916)
- "Motion Pictures and Censorship," America (1921)
Notes
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External links
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- Works by Condé Benoist Pallen at Internet Archive
- Works by Condé Benoist Pallen at Hathi Trust
- Works by Condé Benoist Pallen at Unz.com
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