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Gertrude Atherton
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Gertrude Atherton, Collection Novels
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857 - 1948) was an American writer. She is best remembered for The Splendid, Idle Forties (1902); The Conqueror (1902) and her sensational, semi-autobiographical novel Black Oxen (1923), about an upper middle-age woman, who miraculously becomes young again after glandular therapy. The latter was adopted into the film Black Oxen in 1923. Atherton was often compared to counterparts like Henry James and Edith Wharton. James assessed Atherton's work and he found the author had reduced the typical man/woman relationship to a personality clash. In this book: The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories, 1905 Black Oxen, 1923 The Avalanche: A Mystery Story, 1919 The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California, 1902 Senator North, 1900
Black Oxen
In "Black Oxen," Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton delves into the complexities of desire and societal constraints through the story of a young woman's passionate yet tumultuous quest for identity and autonomy amidst the backdrop of early 20th-century San Francisco. Atherton's literary style intertwines rich psychological insight with vivid descriptions, creating a nuanced portrayal of her characters' inner lives while reflecting the intricacies of gender dynamics during this period of shifting social mores. The novel deftly grapples with themes of aging, vitality, and the paradox of societal expectations versus personal fulfillment, making it a resonant work within the canon of modernist lite...
The Conqueror
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Gertrude Atherton Correspondence
Letter and postcard written by Gertrude Atherton.
California’s Daughter
Traces the life of the controversial turn of the century American novelist, and describes how she overcame the social restrictions on women to become a writer
Sleeping Fires
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Black Oxen
A 1922 novel by American novelist Gertrude Atherton. The story centers on the relationship between thirty-four year old columnist Lee Clavering and Mary Zattiany, a 58 year old woman who, through modern science, has regained her youth. The story takes place within New York’s high society and there is much criticism of both the older and younger generations in the 1920s. The older generation is argued to be unreasonably caught up in convention while the younger generation is shown as being too eager to flout their straying from those same conventions.
The Striding Place
The Striding Place is a horror short story written by Gertrude Atherton and first published in 1896. Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 - June 14, 1948) was a prominent and prolific American author, many of whose novels are based in her home state, California. Her best-seller 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. Atherton's first publication was "The Randolphs of Redwood: A Romance," serialized in The Argonaut in March 1882 under the pse...
