"Eben Holden: A Tale of the North Country" by Irving Bacheller is a novel published in 1900. Set in New York's North Country region, this work became one of the top bestselling books in America during 1900 and 1901, selling 125,000 copies in its first four months. Originally drafted as a children's story and rejected by publishers, Bacheller revised it after the success of "David Harum," transforming it into what some call the first bestselling novel of the twentieth century. (This is an automatically generated summary.)