Regular readers know that I've been job hunting. I sort of shoehorned my way into an informal interview last week, and the interviewer asked me, rather out-of-the-blue, "Who's your favorite 19th Century author? American - Who's your favorite 19th Century, American author?"
I answered, and soon I'll tell you how I answered and even how the interviewer would have answered. First, though, I want to know how you would have answered.
Who's your favorite 19th Century, American author, and why?
