Charlotte E. Gray (1873–1926) was an American novelist and religious writer whose books were published between 1911 and 1923.
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Biography
editCharlotte Elivra Gray was born in Reading, Michigan, [1][2] 1873.[3] Her parents were George Gray (1835-1916) and Elvira (nee Gaskill) Gray (1837-1915). There were three older siblings, Minnie (b. 1858), Caroline (b. 1863), and Charles (b. 1868).[4]
She wrote three novels: Out of the Mire (1911),[5] The Jericho Road (1912),[6] and The Inn by the Sea (1914).[7]
As His Mother Saw Him (1917) records the life of Mary of Nazareth in narrative form.[8] Experimental Object Lessons (1910) and Illustrative Object Lessons (1923) are aimed at the Christian education of children.[9]
Gray made her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1][2] She died in 1926.[3]
Selected works
editNovels
edit- Out of the Mire (Cincinnati, Jennings & Graham, 1911) (Text)
- The Jericho Road (Cincinnati, Jennings & Graham, 1912) (Text)
- The Inn by the Sea (Cincinnati, Jennings & Graham, 1914) (Text)
Religious works
edit- Experimental Object Lessons, Bible Truths Simply Taught (New York, N.Y. : F.H. Revell, 1910) (Text)
- As His Mother Saw Him (American Tract Society, 1917) (Text)
- Illustrative Object Lessons (New York, N.Y. : F.H. Revell, 1923) (Text)
References
edit- ^ a b Traub, Hamilton Paul, ed. (1919). The American Literary Yearbook: A Biographical and Bibliographical Dictionary of Living North American Authors; a Record of Contemporary Literary Activity; an Authors' Manual and Students' Text Book. P. Traub. p. 111. OCLC 28752832. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Herringshaw's American Blue-book of Biography: Prominent Americans of ... American Publishers' Association. 1915. p. 539–. OCLC 9339890. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Gray, Charlotte E. (Charlotte Elvira), 1873-1926 (9436532)". viaf.org. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte E. Gray". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Recent Publications". The Church School Journal. 43. Methodist Book Concern: 22. 1911. Retrieved 3 January 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "FICTION". The Church School Journal. 45. Methodist Book Concern: 23. 1913. Retrieved 3 January 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "FICTION". The Church School Journal. 46. Methodist Book Concern: 18. 1914. Retrieved 3 January 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Publishers' Trade List Annual. R. R. Bowker Company. 1918. Retrieved 3 January 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Gray, Charlotte E. (1910). Experimental object lessons : Bible truths simply taught. New York, Chicago [etc.]: Fleming H. Revell company. Retrieved 3 January 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.