C. A. Stephens

C. A. Stephens (born Charles Asbury Stevens, October 21, 1844–September 22, 1931) was an American writer of short stories and articles.

Stephens was born in Norway, Maine, and wrote under the name "Stephens" to avoid embarrassing his family. He attended Bowdoin College starting in 1866, but dropped out because of lack of funds. For most of his career he was under contract to The Youth's Companion, and was their most popular and prolific contributor.^[1] Stephens himself estimated that he had written 3,000 short stories.^[1] The Youth's Companion put him through medical school so that they could have a staff physician to write scientific articles; he earned his M.D. from Boston University in 1887.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Waugh, 406

• Stephens, C.A. (1995). Charles G. Waugh and Eric-Jon Waugh. ed. Stories from the Old Squire's Farm. Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press. ISBN 1558533346. 
• Whitney, Ronald G. (1976). The World of C.A. Stephens. Waynor Publishing Co.. 
• Harris, Louise (1965). A Comprehensive Bibliography of C. A. Stephens. C.A. Stephens Collection, Brown University. 

External links

• "The World of C. A. Stephens" at the Norway, Maine memorial library
• Charles Asbury Stevens collection at Bowdoin College
• Works by C. A. Stephens at Project Gutenberg
• Works by Charles Asbury Stephens at Google Book Search

Persondata
Name	Stephens, C. A.
Alternative names	Charles Asbury Stephens
Short description	writer and gerontologist
Date of birth	21 October 1844(1844-10-21)
Place of birth	Norway, Maine, United States
Date of death	22 September 1931(1931-09-22)
Place of death	Norway, Maine, United States