Edward Payson Roe

Edward Payson Roe (1838–1888) was an American novelist, Presbyterian minister, and horticultural writer. Born in New York State in 1838 and died at Cornwall in 1888, he served as a military chaplain during the Civil War and later turned to writing. He first won fame with Barriers Burned Away and wrote some twenty novels, including Without a Home, most of them carrying moral and religious themes and often testing faith and character within their plots. He also wrote horticultural works such as Success with Small Fruits, reflecting his interest in practical farming. His novels and gardening books found wide readers in both Britain and America, and the library classifies him under inspirational growth, holding three of his works: Without a Home, Success with Small Fruits, and Taken Alive.