Clara H. Holmes
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Clara H. Holmes | |
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 Clara H. Holmes, from a 1910 newspaper | |
| Born | 1838 Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1927 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Floating Fancies Among the Weird and Occult (1898) |
Clara H. Holmes (1838 – July 14, 1927) was an American writer, author of short stories and poems that appeared in magazines and newspapers, and of an early science fiction and horror collection by an American woman, Floating Fancies Among the Weird and Occult (1898).[1]
Holmes contributed to magazines including Midland Monthly,[2][3] Overland Monthly,[4] and Travel; her poems and stories were also published in newspapers, including Street & Smith's New York Weekly.[5][6] She published a collection of science fiction and horror short stories, Floating Fancies Among the Weird and Occult (1898),[7][8] and a collection of poetry, Scattered Autumn Leaves (1926).[9] She ran a florist business in Cripple Creek, Colorado.[1][10]
