![]() ![]() Atherton's first novel, What Dreams May Come, was published in 1888 under the pseudonym Frank Lin. She traveled to London, and eventually returned to California. In 1888, she left for New York, leaving Muriel with her grandmother. When she revealed to her family that she was the author, it caused her to be ostracized. ![]() ![]() Atherton's first publication was "The Randolphs of Redwood: A Romance," serialized in The Argonaut in March 1882 under the pseudonym Asmodeus. She was strong-willed, independent-minded, and sometimes controversial. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. Her best-seller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (OctoJune 14, 1948) was a prominent and prolific American author, many of whose novels are based in her home state, California. The Striding Place is a horror short story written by Gertrude Atherton and first published in 1896. ![]()
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