Anna McClure Sholl (March 17, 1868 – April 1, 1956) was an American writer and painter.

Anna McClure Sholl
BornMarch 17, 1868 Edit this on Wikidata
Philadelphia Edit this on Wikidata
DiedApril 1, 1956 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 88)
New York City Edit this on Wikidata
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OccupationWriter Edit this on Wikidata

Anna McClure Sholl was born on March 17, 1868 in Philadelphia, daughter of William J. Sholl and Clara Corson Sholl.[1] She attended Cornell University and began her writing career at the New York Commercial Advertiser in 1896. Sholl wrote in a wide variety of genres: poetry, short stories, magazine articles, book reviews, fairy tales, and mystery novels. She converted to Catholicism in 1916 and some of her work is about religious subjects.[2]

Her short story "The Black Roses" was published in The Black Cat in March 1904. Compared to "Rappaccini's Daughter", the story concerns a scientist who uses his laboratory to subject roses to poisons which turn the flowers black.[3]

Anna McClure Sholl died on April 1, 1956 in New York City.[4][5]

Bibliography

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  • The Law of Life. D. Appleton, 1903[2]
  • The Port of Storms. D. Appleton, 1905[2]
  • The Greater Love . Outing, 1908.[2]
  • Blue Blood and Red. (as Geoffrey Corson) H. Holt, 1915.[2][6] Published in England as Carmichael.[5]
  • This Way Out. Hearst International Library, 1915.[2]
  • The Ancient Journey. Longmans, 1917.[2]
  • Faery Tales of Weir. (illustrated by Katharine Pyle) E. P. Dutton, 1918.[2][7]
  • The Unclaimed Letter. Dorrance, 1921.[2]
  • The Mystery of Lostland Academy. New York: Federation, 1925. [8]
  • The Four Wax Figures[2]
  • The Disappearance of the Dale Family[2]

References

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  1. ^ A.N. Marquis Company (1928). Who's who in America. Internet Archive. Chicago : A.N. Marquis.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Brother David, C. S. C. (1944). american catholic convert authors. Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Bleiler, Everett Franklin (1990). Science-fiction, the early years : a full description of more than 3,000 science-fiction stories from earliest times to the appearance of the genre magazines in 1930 : with author, title, and motif indexes. Internet Archive. Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87338-416-2.
  4. ^ Falk, Peter H. (1985). Who was who in American art : compiled from the original thirty-four volumes of American art annual--Who's who in art, biographies of American artists active from 1898-1947. Internet Archive. Madison, Conn. : Sound View Press. ISBN 978-0-932087-00-3.
  5. ^ a b ANNA M'CLURE SHOLL, WRITER AND PAINTER New York Times 03 Apr 1956: 29
  6. ^ Burke, William Jeremiah (1972). American authors and books, 1640 to the present day. Internet Archive. New York, Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-50139-9.
  7. ^ R.R. Bowker Company (1986). Fiction, folklore, fantasy & poetry for children, 1876-1985. Internet Archive. New York : R.R. Bowker. ISBN 978-0-8352-1831-3.
  8. ^ Menendez, Albert J. (Albert John) (1986). The subject is murder : a selective subject guide to mystery fiction. Internet Archive. New York : London : Garland. ISBN 978-0-8240-8655-8.