Henry Clay Lewis
Henry Clay Lewis | |
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| Born | Henry Clay Lewis June 26, 1825 Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Died | August 5, 1850 (aged 25) |
| Pen name | Madison Tensas |
| Occupation | Writer, Doctor. |
| Genre | Humor, Horror, medicine, historical, slaves. |
Henry Clay Lewis (1825–1850) was an American short story writer and medical doctor.[1][2]
Lewis wrote in the style of "Old Southwest Humor" for his only book, Odd Leaves from the Life of a Louisiana Swamp Doctor, which he wrote under the pseudonym Madison Tensas.
Lewis born in Charleston, South Carolina, moved to Cincinnati at an early age, and lived for some time in Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Sources
- ^ Flora, Joseph M.; Vogel, Amber. Southern Writers: A New Biographical Dictionary. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807131237.
- ^ Morritt, Robert D. Lost in the Antebellum. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443827416.
External links
- The Mississippi Writers' Page
- Documenting the American South Page
- Mister Ron's Basement podcast Lewis's tale, Being Examined for My Degree, is read in the Mister Ron's Basement podcast.
- [1] A Struggle for Life - text unabridged
- [2] More info about the book.
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