Angeline Teal

Angeline Teal (1842–1913) was an American writer of the long nineteenth century whose diverse works included poems, novels, and short stories. She drew her literary material mainly from Indiana life. Her subjects were of interest to young people, particularly to boys.

Early life and education Angeline Gruey was born on a farm in Wooster, Ohio, August 28, 1842. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gruey, early settlers of DeKalb County, Indiana. Angeline had at least one sibling, a brother, C. J.

When she was three years old, her parents removed to a farm in Noble County, Indiana, where she grew up, receiving her education in the common schools and at Miss Griggs' Seminary, at Wolcottville, Indiana. Harper's Young People, Cosmopolitan, Wide Awake, Boston Traveller, and others. Occasionally, her articles appeared in daily papers, and she wrote for McClure Newspaper Syndicate. She had success with this work and other writings for young people. She lived at Kendallville until her death there, on September 3, 1913.

Selected works

Novels At Plymouth Oak Farm, 1881 John Thorn's Folks, 1884 (text) Muriel Howe, 1892 (text) The Rose of Love, 1893 (text) The Speaker of the House, 1894

Short stories "Picco", 1887 "Mark Fenton", 1891 "Riparian Rights", 1892 (text) "Basil" "On the Border of the Bad Lands" "Mining for a Mastodon" "Mr. Bash's' Little Scheme"