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Gertrude Atherton

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton was a prominent and prolific American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestseller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. [Wikipedia]

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American author (1857–1948)

Born 30 October 1857
Died 14 June 1948

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American author (1857–1948)

Born 30 October 1857
Died 14 June 1948

Subjects

Fiction Fiction, historical, general History California, fiction Social life and customs Women American Short stories Aristocracy (Social class) Classic Literature Fiction, short stories (single author) World War, 1914-1918 short stories American Horror tales American fiction Authors British California Children's fiction Correspondence, reminiscences Crime Description and travel Detective and mystery stories Discoveries in geography Discovery and exploration Explorers

Places

California San Francisco (Calif.) San Francisco Athens (Greece) London United States Baker Street Carthage (Extinct city) England France Germany Greece Jamaica Mallard residence North America Washington (D.C.)

People

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857-1948) Nikolaĭ Petrovich Rezanov (1764-1807) Alcibiades Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) Archie Aspasia Brently Mallard Carlos Dido Queen of Carthage Duncan Ross Ethelred Fortunato Jabez Wilson James Bond John Clay John H. Watson Josephine Lady Fortunato Louise Mallard Luchresi Madeline Usher Montresor Mr. Merryweather Oscar Lewis (1893-1992) Pericles (499-429 B.C)

Time

To 1846 19th century 1890 1890s 20th century Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C. Early Twentieth Century carnival

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