Cover of The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow by Anna Katharine Green

Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 – April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories (no doubt assisted by her lawyer father). November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ... Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes Detective fiction is a branch of crime fiction that centers upon the investigation of a crime, usually murder, by a detective, either professional or amateur. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ...

Born in Brooklyn, New York, her early ambition was to write romantic verse, and she corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, she produced her first and best known novel, The Leavenworth Case (1878). She became a bestselling author, eventually publishing about 40 books. Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width {{{WidthUS}}} miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 -April 27, 1882) was an American author, poet, and philosopher. ... A bestseller is a book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on a list of top-sellers. ...

Green was in some ways a progressive woman for her time—succeeding in a genre dominated by male writers—but she did not approve of many of her feminist contemporaries, and she was opposed to women's suffrage. A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or subject matter (content). ... Feminism is a collection of social theories, political movements and moral philosophies, largely motivated by or concerned with the liberation of women. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Green married the actor, and later designer and artist, Charles Rohlfs on November 25, 1884. They had one daughter and two sons, Roland Rohlfs and Sterling Rohlfs, who were test pilots. Green died in Buffalo, New York, at the age of 88. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Charles Rohlfs (* 1853 New York, † 1936 Buffalo, New York), designer of furniture, was an actor in Boston from 1868. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Test pilot Roland Rohlfs (1892 - 1974) flew a hydro-aeroplane called the Dunkirk Fighter for Curtiss Airplane Company in 1918. ... Sterling Rohlfs was born on May 18, 1887 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, the son of Charles Rohlfs and Anna Katharine Green, and the brother of Roland Rohlfs. ... {{Infobox City | official_name = Buffalo, New York | image_skyline = Buffalo_skyline_edit1. ...

Selected works

• The Leavenworth Case (1878)
• A Strange Disappearance (1880)
• Hand and Ring (1883)
• Behind Closed Doors (1888)
• Forsaken Inn (1890)
• Marked "Personal" (1893)
• The Doctor, His Wife, and the Clock (1895)
• The Affair Next Door (1897)
• Lost Man's Lane (1898)
• The Filigree Ball (1903)
• The House in the Mist (1905)
• The Woman in the Alcove (1906)
• The House of the Whispering Pines (1910)
• The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow (1917)
• The Step on the Stair (1923)

External links

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Anna Katharine Green

• Works by Anna Katharine Green at Project Gutenberg
• Chronology of Green's life and career from the Tarlton Law Library's Law in Popular Culture Collection, at the University of Texas at Austin.