Introduction

Biography

Stott was the son of Will­iam Tay­lor Stott and Ar­a­bel­la Ruth Tra­cy, and hus­band of Is­a­bel Ed­na Por­ter.

He gra­du­at­ed from Frank­lin Col­lege in 1904, then at­tend­ed the Uni­ver­si­ty of Chi­ca­go.

He taught at Dru­ry Col­lege (1906) and the Mi­chi­gan Ag­ri­cul­tur­al Col­lege (1908–09); heade­d the English De­part­ment at East­ern Ken­tuc­ky State Teach­ers School (1910–16); and be­came a Ly­ce­um and Chau­tau­qua lec­tur­er in 1910.

As of 1920, Stott was liv­ing in John­son Coun­ty, In­di­ana.

Works

• The Man Sings, 1914
• Selected Po­ems and Tales of Ed­gar Al­lan Poe, 1914
• The Smiths Dis­co­ver Am­er­ica: The Sto­ry of Am­er­ican­i­za­tion at Work, 1920
• I Love a Lit­tle Cot­tage, 1922
• How to Win Boys: A Book of In­for­ma­tion and In­spi­ra­tion for the Sun­day School Work­er, 1938
• Doorway to Dawn, 1940
• When Boys Ask Ques­tions: A Book of Hu­man­ized In­for­ma­tion Con­cerning a Boy’s Own Life, 1941
• Walking Sha­dows: A Book of Po­et­ic Por­traits, 1943
• Dear Shut-In: In­for­ma­tion and In­spi­ra­tion for the Val­iant Who March the Road to Re­co­ve­ry, 1944