Download or read book The Veiled Lady and Other Men and Women (Esprios Classics) written by F Hopkinson Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Hopkinson Smith (October 23, 1838 - April 7, 1915) was a United States author, artist and engineer. He built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty, wrote many famous stories and received awards for his paintings. Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, a descendant of Francis Hopkinson, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He graduated from the Boys' Latin School of Maryland. His first popular book was Col. Carter of Cartersville (1891). His 1896 novel Tom Grogan and 1898 novel Caleb West were each the bestselling book in the United States in the year of their release.