Edward Prime-Stevenson

1858–1942

1 standalone book

Edward Prime Stevenson was born on January 29, 1858, in Madison, New Jersey. His father, Paul E. Stevenson, was a Presbyterian minister and a school principal, while his mother, Cornelia, was from the Prime family, known for its literary and academic contributions. After studying law, Stevenson turned to writing and journalism. In 1901, he moved to Europe, living in Florence and Lausanne, where he died of a heart attack in 1942. In 1896, he published The Square of Sevens, and the Parallelogram: An Authoritative Method of Cartomancy, which included a prefatory note attributed to Robert Antrobus, though it is believed Stevenson was the true author. In 1906, under the pseudonym Xavier Mayne, he published the homosexually themed novel Imre: A Memorandum, and in 1908, The Intersexes, a study defending homosexuality from various perspectives.

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