Sturgis, Howard Overing

Howard Overing Sturgis (1855 - 1920), an American emigrant and an occasional novelist, was born in a well - off New England merchant family in London. He is best - known for his two gay novels, Tim: A Story of Eton and Belchamber. He also wrote one short story, 'On the Pottlecombe Cornice' (1908), a memorial of his friend, Anne Thackeray, and an epistolary novel from the viewpoint of a retired actress, All That Was Possible (1895). Sturgis died at the age of 65. ;

American novelist Sturgis is well-known for the English settings of his novels. He was immensely popular due to his great wit and knack of mimicking people. He generally wrote on the dynamics of gender during his days.;