Gertrude Atherton
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Description
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]
Books
Short Stories of America
The luck of Roaring Camp / Bret Harte Taking the blue ribbon at the county fair / Mary N. Murfree Ben and Judas / Maurice Thompson Among the corn-rows / Hamlin Garland Ellie's furnishing / Helen R. Martin The arrival of a true southern lady / Francis Hopkinson Smith On the Walpole road / Mary Wilkins Freeman At the 'Cadian ball / Kate Chopin The pearls of Loreto / Gertrude Atherton The windigo / Mary Hartwell Catherwood The girl at Duke's / James Weber Linn Love of life / Jack London By the rod of his wrath / William Allen White The making of a New Yorker / O. Henry A municipal report / O. Henry A local colorist / Annie Trumbull Slosson.
The Doomswoman
"The Doomswoman: An Historical Romance of Old California" by Gertrude Atherton, set in 19th-century California, follows a young Mexican woman caught in the political turmoil of early California. Here's a more detailed overview: Setting: The novel is set in the turbulent political landscape of early California, likely during the late 19th century. Plot: The story centers around a young Mexican woman who finds herself entangled in a web of political intrigue and romance. Genre: It's a historical romance novel. Author: The book was written by Gertrude Atherton.
The Jealous Gods
The story of a wild, irresponsible Alcibiades, the successor to Pericles, who is tamed by a daughter of the Pharoahs in the classical age of the 5th century, B. C. Alcibiades leaps upon the stage as the maddest spirit of Athens, given to wild parties with Hetaerae, rioting in the streets at night, playing the most outrageous pranks conceivable on the elder and more dignified members of society.
Black oxen
A novel about a middle-aged woman rejuvenated by a glandular operation to youthful external beauty and her romance with a younger playwright in New York and based on author's own experience of glandular treatment.
The Avalanche
A romance and mystery story of San Francisco in the period following the fire of 1906.
Transplanted
An amusing look at the lives of aristocratic Californians and their marriages with British nobles.
The White Morning
Describes the efforts of five women to break through the traditional male dominance of the clergy in churches and synagogues.