Sara Hawks Sterling

Sara Hawks Sterling (March 4, 1874 - December 26, 1936) was an American schoolteacher and novelist.

Sterling specialized in fiction about historical and legendary figures, such as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Anne Hathaway. Her novel Shakespeare's Sweetheart, published in 1905, is an early attempt to view William Shakespeare's life and romantic exploits from a female perspective. Shakespeare's Sweetheart and A Lady of King Arthur's Court were both illustrated by Clara Elsene Peck.

Personal life

Sterling was born on March 4, 1874, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Dr. John and Mary Sterling. She appears to have remained in Philadelphia, and never married.

She died December 26, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of pneumonia, which she caught after directing a Christmas play for the Philadelphia High School for Girls. She is buried at Woodlands Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Works Hamlet's brides: a Shakespearean burlesque in one act (1900) Shakespeare's sweetheart (1905) Robin Hood and his merry men (1921)