Roxy
Use the links to the left to see larger images of the front and back covers, or to browse sample pages from Roxy. The novel Roxy, by Edward Eggleston, was originally published in 1878. Eggleston is best known for The Hoosier Schoolmaster, but many believe Roxy to be his finest novel. Roxy is set in the 1840s in a small Ohio River town and brings to life the charms of that era. However, Roxy also portrays the ignorance and prejudices of that time, both intentionally and un-intentionally.
Read Phil Cole's article on Edward Eggleston and his ties to Jefferson and Switzerland County from the Madison Courier.
Roxy is also available for purchase at the Switzerland County Historical Society in Vevay, Indiana.