Florence Finch Kelly

Florence Finch Kelly
Florence Finch Kelly (1858–1939) was an American writer, journalist, and literary critic known for her contributions to early 20th-century literature. She authored several novels, including "With Hoops of Steel" (1900), a western set in New Mexico, and "Rhoda of the Underground" (1914), a mystery novel. Besides fiction, Kelly also wrote essays and book reviews for various publications, often advocating for women's rights and social reform. Her work reflected her keen interest in politics, society, and the American West, making her an influential voice of her time.

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CHAPTER I Felix Brand Has a Mysterious Experience Felix Brand awoke with a start and looked about him with a puzzled stare. And yet there was nothing unfamiliar in what met his gaze. The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying. He had himself designed the decorations of the room and selected its furnishings. As his eyes leaped from one object to another his... more...

EMERSON'S WIFE AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES Nick Ellhorn awoke and looked around the room with curiosity and interest, but without surprise. He had no recollection of having entered it the night before, and he was lying across the bed fully clothed. But he had long ago ceased to feel surprise over a matter of that sort. His next movement was to reach for his revolver, and he gave a grunt of... more...

CHAPTER I The soft, muffling dusk settled slowly downward from the darkening blue sky and little by little smothered the weird gleam that rose from the gray-white plain. Away toward the east a range of mountains gloomed faintly, rimming the distance. Another towered against the western horizon. Cactus clumps and bunches of mesquite and greasewood blotted the whitely gleaming earth. In and out among... more...