Robert BegiebingAuthor and Teacher - Signed First-Edition Copies

Robert's New England Historical Trilogy (The Adventures of Allegra Fullerton, Rebecca Wentworth's Distractions, and The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin) is now spotlighted on Shepherd, a site that helps readers discover great books. Check out the full series and explore this richly woven journey through New England's past.

The Best Books to Start Reading Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer at 100: Conversations, Correlations, Confrontations has been listed on shepherd.com as a book to read, along with Robert's recommendations of five other books by Norman Mailer that are a must-read.

The Best British & American Historical Fiction Covering the 1850s to the 1960s

The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin has been listed on shepherd.com as a book to read, along with Robert's recommendations of five other historical novels that are a must-read

REVIEWS

The Turner Erotica (2013)

"Begiebing's artistry is all the more appealing for the ease in which The Turner Erotica makes what is long past feel as close as yesterday, bringing its people and their passion into a most compelling contemporary focus."--Provincetown Arts

The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin (1991, 2012)

“Just imagine Peyton Place as Hawthorne might have written it.” --Booklist

The Adventures of Allegra Fullerton (1999)

“Art, philosophy, religion, slavery, sexual propriety, suffrage—all are addressed with candid clarity... Highly recommended.” --Library Journal, starred review

Rebecca Wentworth's Distraction (2003)

“…The best university press novel of 2003 to make the rich history of America accessible to the educated general public.” --Langum Prize for Historical Fiction Prize citation

QUICK LINKS

American Antiquarian Society Fellow, researching Allegra Fullerton

This link offers an overview of the process of researching The Adventures of Allegra Fullerton at the American Antiquarian Society, a discursive and autobiographical tracking of significant sources.

Robert J. Begiebing literary papers

This link takes readers to my collected literary papers, including research, literary correspondence, editorial exchanges, and ohter files related to my career as a published writer. The literary papers were donated to Southern New Hampshire University in 2011.

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