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Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 – June 14, 1948) was an American writer. [1] Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestselling novel 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 ...
Nancy Atherton is an American writer and author of the Aunt Dimity mystery novel series, which presently extends to twenty-five volumes. Atherton lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado . [ 1 ] [ A ]
In return, the ruler of Atherton (Lord Phineus during the time of the story) keeps the water supply to Tabletop regular. People who dwell in the Highlands are Atherton's upper class. Almost all of them reside in the House of Power, a large castle that has many courtyards filled with vegetation, giving it the appearance of having fused with nature.
“The Foundling” arrives in this century’s '20s, a time not so far removed as we’d like to think from the heyday of eugenics or its antiscientific methods.
When Atherton asks the Beetle why the picture of a scarab frightened Lessingham, the Beetle denies any knowledge. Atherton threatens him, and the Beetle transforms into a scarab. When Atherton tries to capture it, the Beetle changes shape again and flees. Atherton has forgotten about the appointment and is surprised by Grayling's visit the next ...
There, she founded the "Home School for Shorthand and Typewriting" (1883), and ten years later, the "Chandler Normal Shorthand School", chiefly for the training of teachers, the first school of its kind in the U.S. In 1895, Atherton called a "Public School Shorthand Convention", the first in the history of shorthand education. Also in that year ...
Lori Lansens: The Girls: A Novel; Justine Larbalestier: Magic or Madness, How to Ditch Your Fairy, Liar; Kathryn Lasky: Blood Secret, Beyond the Burning Time, True North; Iain Lawrence: Lord of the Nutcracker Men; Michael Lawrence: Aldous Lexicon or Withern Rise trilogy; Patrice Lawrence: Orangeboy, Indigo Donut, Eight Pieces of Silva, Needle
To win NaNoWriMo, participants must write an average of 1,667 words per day (69 per hour, 1.2 per minute) in November to reach the goal of 50,000 words written toward a novel. Organizers of the event say that the aim is to get people to start writing, using the deadline as an incentive to get the story going and to put words to paper.