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Gertrude Atherton

30 October 1857 - 14 June 1948

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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  • Cover of: The Californians

    First published in 1898 70 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition gertrudecalifornians00atherich Cover of edition cu31924022194587 Cover of edition californian00atheiala Cover of edition californians00atheiala Cover of edition californians00athegoog
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  • Cover of: The splendid idle forties: stories of old California

    First published in 1902 47 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition idleforties00atherich Cover of edition splendididlefort00atherich Cover of edition splendididlefort00athe Cover of edition splendididlefor00compgoog
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  • Cover of: The conqueror: a dramatized biography of Alexander Hamilton

    First published in 1902 43 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition conquerordramati00athe Cover of edition conquerorbeingtr00atheiala Cover of edition theconqueror00atherich Cover of edition conquerorbeingtr00atheuoft Cover of edition conqueroradrama00athegoog
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  • Cover of: The bell in the fog, and other stories.

    First published in 1905 32 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bellinfogotherst0000athe
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  • Cover of: The sisters-in-law: a novel of our time

    First published in 1921 31 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition sistersinlawnove00atheuoft Cover of edition sistersinlaw00atherich Cover of edition sistersinlawano01athegoog Cover of edition sistersinlawano00athegoog
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  • Cover of: Rezánov

    First published in 1906 30 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition rezanovatherton00atherich Cover of edition rezanovatherton00atheuoft Cover of edition reznov00athe Cover of edition reznov00athe_0 Cover of edition reznovnovel00atheuoft Cover of edition rezanov00athe
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  • Cover of: Senator North.

    First published in 1900 29 editions in 1 language — 9 previewable Cover of edition northsenatorathe00atherich Cover of edition senatornorthx00atheiala Cover of edition senatornorthathe00atherich Cover of edition cu31924022060341 Cover of edition senatornorth00atheiala Cover of edition senatornorth00atherich Cover of edition senatornorth00atheuoft Cover of edition senatornorth01athegoog
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  • Cover of: Black oxen

    First published in 1923 28 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition blackoxen0000athe
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  • Cover of: The avalanche: a mystery story

    First published in 1919 27 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition avalanchemystery00atheiala Cover of edition avalanchemystery00atheuoft Cover of edition avalancheamyste00athegoog Cover of edition avalanche0000gert
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  • Cover of: Ancestors: a novel

    First published in 1907 24 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition ancestorsnovel0000athe Cover of edition ancestorsnovel00atheuoft Cover of edition ancestorsnovel00gertrich Cover of edition ancestorsnovel00atherich Cover of edition ancestorsanovel01athegoog
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  • Cover of: Sleeping fires: a novel

    First published in 1922 23 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition sleepingfires00atherich Cover of edition sleepingfiresan00athegoog
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  • Cover of: The white morning: a novel of the power of the German women in wartime

    First published in 1918 23 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition whitemorning00atherich Cover of edition whitemorningnove00atheuoft Cover of edition whitemorning00gert_l7t Cover of edition whitemorningnove0000gert
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  • Cover of: The valiant runaways

    First published in 1898 22 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition valiantrunaways00athegoog
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  • Cover of: The doomswoman: an historical romance of old California.

    First published in 1893 22 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition doomswomanhistor00athe Cover of edition doomswomananhis00athegoog Cover of edition doomswoman00athe
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  • Cover of: What dreams may come.: A romance

    First published in 1888 21 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition maycomwhatdreams00atherich Cover of edition whatdreamsmaycome00atheiala
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  • Cover of: American wives and English husbands: a novel

    First published in 1898 21 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition americanwivesand00atheiala Cover of edition cihm_03988 Cover of edition americanwives00atheiala Cover of edition americanwives00atherich Cover of edition americanwivesand00atherich Cover of edition americanwivesan01athegoog
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  • Cover of: The Gorgeous Isle: A Romance : Scene: Nevis, B.W.I., 1842

    First published in 1908 20 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition cu31924022113496 Cover of edition gorgeousisleroma00atheuoft Cover of edition gorgeousisle00athe Cover of edition gorgeousislearo00athegoog Cover of edition gorgeousislearo01athegoog
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  • Cover of: The aristocrats: being the impressions of the Lady Helen Pole during her sojourn in the Great north woods as spontaneously recorded in her letters to her friends in North Britain, the Countess of Edge and Ross.

    First published in 1901 17 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition aristocratsbeing00atheiala
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  • Cover of: Patience Sparhawk and her times: a novel

    First published in 1897 17 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition patiencesparhawk00atheuoft Cover of edition sparhawkpatience00atherich Cover of edition patiencesparhawk00atheiala Cover of edition patiencesparhawk00atherich Cover of edition patiencesparhaw02athegoog
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  • Cover of: California: an intimate history.

    First published in 1914 15 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition californiaintima00atheiala Cover of edition californiaintima00atheuoft Cover of edition californiaintima0000athe
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Subjects
Fiction, Fiction, historical, general, History, California, fiction, Social life and customs, Women, Classic Literature, World War, 1914-1918, short stories, American Horror tales, Children's fiction, Crime, Detective and mystery stories, Discoveries in geography, Discovery and exploration, Explorers, Fiction, biographical, Fiction, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), Greece, fiction, Horror stories, Juvenile fiction, Married people, fiction, Russian, Russians
Places
California, San Francisco (Calif.), Athens (Greece), London, San Francisco, 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, 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), Pericles (ca. 495-429 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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  • Atherton. Gertrude Franklin Horn. 1857-1948 ***NOTE: THIS IS A "PRINT ON DEMAND" VERSION FROM THE ORIGINAL BOOK***
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  • Gertrude Atherton (1857-1948)

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April 13, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig changed main name
April 5, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
November 12, 2023 Edited by mheiman merge authors
March 17, 2022 Edited by Martha Carson Wade Corrected date format
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import