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Geraldine Bonner

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Geraldine Bonner (pen name, Hard Pan; 1870–1930) was an American writer.

Biography

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Geraldine Bonner was born on Staten Island, New York. Her father, John Bonner, was a journalist and historical writer.[1] As a child, the family moved to Colorado and she lived in mining camps. After moving to San Francisco, California, she worked at a newspaper, the Argonaut, in 1887, and subsequently, she wrote the novel Hard Pan (1900) and used the name "Hard Pan" as a pseudonym. Bonner also wrote short stories which were published in Collier's Weekly, Harper's Weekly, Harper's Monthly, and Lippincott's.

Bonner died on June 18, 1930, in New York City.[2]

Publications

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Books

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  • Hard Pan, (1900)
  • Tomorrow's Tangle, (1902)
  • The Pioneer, (1905)
  • The Castlecourt Diamond Case, (1906)
  • The Book of Evelyn, (1913)
  • The Girl at Central, (1914)
  • The Black Eagle Mystery, (1916)
  • Treasure and Trouble Therewith, (1917)
  • Miss Maitland, Private Secretary, (1919)

Plays

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Along with Elmer Blaney Harris, she wrote the play Sham in 1908. Along with Harry Hutcheson Boyd, she wrote the play Sauce for the Goose in 1909.

References

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  1. ^ "San Francisco Call, Volume 85, Number 157, 6 May 1899".
  2. ^ "Geraldine Bonner, Writer, Dies After Long Illness". Chicago Tribune. June 19, 1930. p. 14 – via newspapers.com.
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