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]
Gertrude Atherton
Author details
- Born:
- Oct. 30, 1857
- Died:
- June 14, 1948
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Books by Gertrude Atherton
Great Short Tales of Mystery and Terror
by Arthur C. Clarke, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and 43 others