Condé Benoist Pallen (December 5, 1858 – May 26, 1929) was an American

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editor and author. He was editor of '' Church Progress'' and the ''

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'' from 1887 to 1897. He was managing editor of the ''

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'' from 1904 to 1920. He wrote essays, poetry, and novels.

Early life and education

Pallen was born in

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in 1858. His father, Montrose A. Pallen, was a physician who was a native of

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. His mother, Anne Benoist Pallen, was a member of an old French family in St. Louis. He graduated from

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in 1880 and received a master's degree from Georgetown in 1883 and a Ph.D. from

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in 1885. In 1896, Georgetown awarded him an honorary degree, the LL.D.

Death

Pallen died in

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on May 26, 1929, after suffering from arteriosclerosis. His remains were buried in a family plot at a cemetery in St. Louis.

Works

*''The Philosophy of Literature'' (1897) *''Epochs of Literature'' (1898) *
What is Liberalism?
' (1889) *''New Rubáiyat'' (1889), poems *''The Feast of Thalarchus: A Dramatic Poem'' (1901) *''The Death of Sir Lancelot, and Other Poems'' (1902) *''The Meaning of the Idylls of the King'' (1904) *''The Education of Boys'' (1916) *''Crucible Island'' (1919)

Selected articles

"Scepticism and its Relations to Modern Thought,"
''The Catholic World'' (1883)
"A Meaning of Idyls of the King,"
''The Catholic World'' (1885)
"A Chat by the Way,"
''The Catholic World'' (1885)
"Practical People,"
''The Catholic World'' (1886)

References

External links

Works by Condé Benoist Pallen
at

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