| Mrs. Pendleton's Four-in-Hand Contributor(s): Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn (Author) |
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ISBN: 116274152X ISBN-13: 9781162741529 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 6" W x 9" (0.32 lbs) 100 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 1903. Atherton, was an American Feminist and writer of social and historical fiction, much of it set in California. Although her reputation is founded primarily on her California fiction and essays, as well as her biography of Alexander Hamilton, Atherton also produced a number of Gothic stories, some of them, such as The Bell in the Fog, were considered significant achievements in the Gothic/supernaturalist tradition. The story begins: Jessica, her hands clenched and teeth set, stood looking with hard eyes at a small heap of letters lying on the floor. The sun, blazing through the open window, made her blink unconsciously, and the ocean's deep voice rising to the Newport sands seemed to reiterate: -Contempt Contempt See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing |
