Ingersoll Lockwood
Ingersoll Lockwood (1841-1918) was an American lawyer and author, remembered today chiefly for his imaginative children's fantasy novels, which have attracted renewed curiosity in recent years. His whimsical adventures blend fairy-tale wonder with satire and invention.
His best-known works are the 'Baron Trump' novels — The Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey — which follow a boastful young German boy on fantastical journeys to strange underground worlds. He also wrote The Last President, a political fantasy. The coincidental names and details in his books have made them objects of modern fascination.
A lawyer, diplomat's son, and prolific writer, Lockwood produced fiction, humour, and political and legal works during America's Gilded Age.
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Frequently asked questions about Ingersoll Lockwood
What did Ingersoll Lockwood write?
Lockwood wrote children's fantasy, satire, and various other works. He is best known for the 'Baron Trump' novels — The Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey — and the political fantasy The Last President (also called 1900; or, The Last President). His fantasy novels are his most remembered works.
What are the Baron Trump books about?
They follow Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian Von Troomp, called 'Little Baron Trump,' a clever, boastful young German boy who, with his dog and an eccentric mentor, journeys into fantastical hidden worlds beneath the earth. Full of whimsy, strange creatures, and adventure, they are Victorian-era children's fantasies in the tradition of imaginary journeys. They have drawn modern interest largely because of their coincidental names.
Why have Lockwood's books become popular again?
Long forgotten, Lockwood's books attracted renewed attention in recent years because of striking coincidences — a boy hero named 'Baron Trump,' a book titled The Last President, and various incidental details that readers found uncanny. This curiosity has revived interest in his otherwise obscure Victorian fantasies. They are best read as imaginative period adventures.
Where should I start with Ingersoll Lockwood?
The Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump is the natural starting point — the first of his fantasy adventures. Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey continues the whimsical journeys. The Last President is a short political fantasy. Begin with the first Baron Trump book.
Are Lockwood's books hard to read?
They are written in a somewhat old-fashioned, ornate Victorian style typical of 19th-century children's fantasy, which can feel dated. The adventures themselves are imaginative and light. A clear modern edition makes them easier and more enjoyable to follow.
When did Ingersoll Lockwood live?
Lockwood lived from 1841 to 1918, an American lawyer and author active during the Gilded Age. He published his Baron Trump fantasies and The Last President in the 1890s. Largely forgotten in his own time, his work has found new readers more than a century later.
Where can I read Ingersoll Lockwood for free?
Lockwood's works are in the public domain and freely available. Older editions keep the original text. Here you can read the opening free in clear modern English, and read or listen with a membership.
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