Anna McClure Sholl

Anna McClure Sholl (March 17, 1868 – April 1, 1956) was an American writer and painter.

Early life Anna McClure Sholl was born on March 17, 1868 in Philadelphia, daughter of William J. Sholl and Clara Corson Sholl. She attended Cornell University.

Career She wrote about embarking on her writing career with a second place win in a St. Nicholas Magazine writing contest for chikdren. She began her professional writing career at the New York Commercial Advertiser in 1896. Sholl wrote in a wide variety of genres: poetry, short stories, magazine articles, book reviews, fairy tales, and mystery novels. She converted to Catholicism in 1916 and some of her work is about religious subjects.

Her book Carmichael won a bronze medal from the Lyceum Club in London, England.

Anna McClure Sholl died on April 1, 1956 in New York City.

Writings

The Law of Life. D. Appleton, 1903 The Port of Storms. D. Appleton, 1905 Published in England as Carmichael The Unclaimed Letter. Dorrance, 1921. The Four Wax Figures The Disappearance of the Dale Family