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born

July 25, 1856 in The United States

died

February 13, 1913

gender

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Historical Fiction, Children's Books

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Charles Major (July 25, 1856 – February 13, 1913) was an American lawyer and novelist.

Born to an upper-middle class Indianapolis family, Major developed in interest in both law and English history at an early age and attended the University of Michigan from 1872 through 1875, being admitted to the Indiana bar association in 1877. Shortly thereafter he opened his own law practice, which launched a short political career, culminating in a year-long term in the Indiana state legislature.

Writing remained an interest of Major, and in 1898, he published his first novel, When Knighthood Was in Flower. The novel about England during the reign of King Henry VIII was an exhaustively researched historical romance, and became enormously popular, holdin...more

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Average rating: 3.74 · 102 ratings · 24 reviews · 21 distinct works

	The Bears of Blue River 4.04 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1901 — 19 editions	My rating:
	When Knighthood Was in Flower by Charles Major, Edwin Caskoden 3.33 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1898 — 37 editions	My rating:
	Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1902) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1903 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Uncle Tom Andy Bill: A Story of Bears and Indian Treasure 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Become a Mogul 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:
	Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy (Illustrated Edition) 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004 — 24 editions	My rating:
	La Dynastie Tudor: Princesse Marie, La Soeur Du Monarque: Roman Historique 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	The Little King by Charles Major, J. A. Williams (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Rosalie 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Yolanda, Maid of Burgundy 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	My rating:

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