Elizabeth Robins

Elizabeth Robins
Elizabeth Robins (1862–1952) was an American actress, playwright, novelist, and suffragist known for her contributions to both literature and women's rights. She was a prominent figure in the New Woman movement, and her works often explored feminist themes. One of her most famous novels, "The Convert" (1907), dealt with the suffrage movement and women's struggles for political empowerment. Robins also wrote "Votes for Women!" (1907), a play that was instrumental in advancing the cause of women's suffrage in Britain.

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CHAPTER IWINTER CAMP ON THE YUKON"To labour and to be content with that a man hath is a sweet life; but he that findeth a treasure is above them both."—Ecclesiasticus. Of course they were bound for the Klondyke. Every creature in the North-west was bound for the Klondyke. Men from the South too, and men from the East, had left their ploughs and their pens, their factories, pulpits,... more...

CHAPTER I The tall young lady who arrived fifteen minutes before the Freddy Tunbridges' dinner-hour, was not taken into the great empty drawing-room, but, as though she were not to be of the party expected that night, straight upstairs she went behind the footman, and then up more stairs behind a maid. The smart, white-capped domestic paused, and her floating muslin streamers cut short their... more...