About the Author:
Born: Gertrude Franklin Horn October 30, 1857 San Francisco Died: June 14, 1948 (aged 90) (stroke) San Francisco Pen name: Asmodeus, Frank Lin Occupation: Novelist and short story writer. Notable awards: International Academy of Letters and Sciences of Italy (Gold Medal), Legion of Honor honorary member, 1925 D. Litt., Mills College LL.D., University of California Spouse: George H. Bowen Atherton (1876–1887) 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. She was strong-willed, independent-minded, and sometimes controversial.
Review:
"...a brilliant, very unusual woman, a woman with a clear and capable brain" -- New York Times Book Review, 1932
"Caring little for convention, [Mrs. Atherton] ... usually produces original and striking novels" -- Los Angeles Times, 1922
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