ADAMS, OSCAR FAY (1855-1919), American author and editor, was born in Worcester, Mass., in 1855. He was educated in the New Jersey State Normal school. He became a teacher of English literature and a frequent contributor to periodicals. In 1886 he edited Through the Year with the Poets, in 12 volumes.
His published writings include The Story of Jane Austen's Life (1891, 2nd ed. 1897) ; The Archbishop's Unguarded Moment and Other Stories (1899) ; A Brief Handbook of English Authors (1884, 7th ed. 1893) ; Dear Old Story Tellers (1889, new ed. '910 ; A Dictionary of American Authors (1897, 5th ed. 19o5); and A Motley Jest—Shakespearean Diversions (1909). He was also American editor for The Henry Irving Shakespeare. He died in North Truro, Mass., April 3o, 1919.