ELSAN H. STAFFORD*

Author of:
A Lover's Anthem, The Passionate Swordsman
Till I Come Marching Home

World War II veteran, retired deputy sheriff and father of four, Elsan Stafford had been a writer, poet and novelist for over sixty years, with a number of poems, short stories and journalistic pieces published in both regional and national publications during his long but humble literary career.

Besides having seen his major tome The Blue Marionette previously published in print, Elsan penned two other novels, an extensive short story, as well as a complete manuscript of romantic poetry. The authors who helped inspire him were Edgar Allan Poe, Thomas Wolfe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Laurence Hope and George Byron, to name a few. 

*Elsan Stafford passed on in January of 2007. He will be much missed.