Illustrates in his Poems, 1914, and Idols, 1916, conversion from the old forms of verse to the new. Cf. also Others, 1916.
For studies, cf. Untermeyer; also Dial, 69 (’20): 61 Poetry, 8 (’16): 208.
Gertrude Franklin Atherton (Mrs. George H. Bowen Atherton)—novelist.
Born at San Francisco, 1859. Great-grandniece of Benjamin Franklin. Educated in private schools. Has lived much abroad.
Mrs. Atherton’s work is very uneven, but is interesting as reflecting different aspects of social and political life in this country.
Bibliography
- The Doomswoman. 1892.
- Patience Sparhawk and Her Times. 1897.
- *American Wives and English Husbands. 1898. (Revised edition, 1919; under the title Transplanted.)
- The Californians. 1898.
- *Senator North. 1900.
- The Aristocrats. 1901.
- *The Conqueror. 1902.
- The Splendid Idle Forties. 1902.
- Rezanov. 1906.
- *Ancestors. 1907.
- Perch of the Devil. 1914.
- California—an Intimate History. 1914.
- The White Morning. 1918.
- Sisters-in-law. 1921.
- Sleeping Fires. 1922.
Studies and Reviews
- Cooper.
- Courtney, W. L. The Feminine Note in Fiction. 1904.
- Halsey. (Women.)
- Harkins. (Women.)
- Underwood.
- Bookm. 12 (’01): 541, 542 (portrait); 30 (’09): 356.
- Forum, 58 (’17): 585.