“anna katharine green”

The morning of August eighteenth, 190-, was a memorable one to me. For two months I had had a run of bad luck. During that time I had failed to score in at least three affairs of unusual importance, and the result was a decided loss in repute as well as great financial embarrassment. As I had a moth... More

Anna Katharine Green was an American poet and novelist, born in Brooklyn, New York. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America. Her father was a well-known trial lawyer, and Anna was present during his discussions of cases with his friends. She used this knowledge to write well... More

I was married today in Grace Church. At the altar my bride-you probably know her name Miss Georgian Hazen-wore a natural look and was in all respects so far as any one could see a happy woman satisfied with her choice and pleased with the clat and elegancies of the occasion.' (Excerpt from Chapter 1... More

Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories (no doubt assisted by her lawyer father). Born in Brooklyn, New York, her early ambition wa... More

Author of "The Leavenworth Case," "That Affair Next Door" "Lost Man's Lane."... More

I had just come in from the street. I had a letter in my hand. It was for my fellow-lodger, a young girl who taught in the High School, and whom I had persuaded to share my room because of her pretty face and quiet ways. She was not at home, and I flung the letter down on the table, where it fell, a... More