Imogen Clark (writer)
Imogen Clark | |
|---|---|
Will Shakespeare’s Little Lad (1897) | |
| Born | October 30, 1858 |
| Died | January 2, 1936 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Occupation | Writer |
Imogen Gertrude Clark (October 30, 1858-2 January 1936) was an American novelist and poet.
Imogen Clark was born in New York City, the daughter of George Homer Clark and Phillie Beatty Clark.[1][2]
Many of her novels were historical fiction, such as God’s Puppets: A Story of Old New York (1901), set in New York City around 1750 and inspired by the story of a Dutch minister who left his pulpit.[3] God's Puppets was published in England as The Domine's Garden.[4] She also wrote works for children, including Will Shakespeare’s Little Lad (1897), a fictionalized story of the life of Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare.[3]
She said "I care most about the human interest and the story. I am tired of the modern novel that deals with problems, or motor cars, or trusts. I want to write about people whom one meets in real life and have real joys and real sorrows."[3]
She was in an automobile accident on December 12, 1935 and died of her injuries in Park East Hospital in Manhattan on January 2, 1936.[1] She was buried at Green-Wood cemetery. The register gives her age at death as 68.[5]
Partial bibliography
- The Victory of Ezry Gardner (1897)[6]
- Will Shakespeare’s Little Lad (1897)[6]
- The Heresy of Parson Medlicott (1900)[6]
- God’s Puppets (1901)[6]
- A Charming Humbug (1909)[6]
- Old Days and Old Ways (1928)[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Miss Imogen Clark, Novelist, is Dead". The New York Times. 3 Jan 1936. p. 19.
- ^ "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27T1-S83 : Tue Mar 11 23:18:25 UTC 2025), Entry for Clark and George H. Clark, 30 Oct 1858.
- ^ a b c Notman, Otis (15 June 1907). "Talks with Four Novelists". The New York Times. pp. BR392.
- ^ "New Books Reviewed". The Brooklyn Citizen. 14 Jul 1901. p. 20.
- ^ https://www.green-wood.com/scans/Volume%2060/Volume%2060_031.jpg
- ^ a b c d e "Imogen Clark (d. 1936). Ayres, ed. 1917. The Reader's Dictionary of Authors". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
