Della Campbell MacLeod
American author and journalist
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Della Campbell MacLeod (c. 1884 – 1921)[1] was an American author and journalist, who wrote novels, short stories, and non-fiction articles,[2] using the pseudonyms "Rose MacRae" and "Campbell MacLeod", as well as writing under her own name.[3] MacLeod published three novels: The Maiden Manifest (1913), A Lantern of Love: A Novel in Three Parts (1921), and The Swan and the Mule: A Novel (1922). She also wrote book reviews and other articles for various periodicals including New Orleans Picayune, Munsey's Magazine, Baltimore News, and New York Press.
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- "Rose MacRae"
- "Campbell MacLeod"
- author
- journalist
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| Born | ca. 1884 French Bend Plantation, Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | 29 July 1921 |
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| Period | 1908–22 |
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Biography
Della Campbell MacLeod was born on the French Bend Plantation, Greenwood, Mississippi, on the Yazoo River,[4] ca. 1884.[3][5] Her parents were Duncan and Nora (Hooker) MacLeod.[4]
Her education progressed through interruptions, ending with a year at a fashionable finishing school.[6]
Soon after finishing her education, MacLeod began her career writing book reviews for the New Orleans Picayune,[7] and serving as Assistant Sunday editor (1905–06). After two years of training there, she came to New York and did freelance work for a year (1908–09). Another year in the Southern United States intervened before her return to New York, where she became a member of the Munsey's Magazine staff. Then she returned to the South again, and was a member of the Baltimore News (1910–13). Returning to New York, she became a special writer on the New York Press.[6][4] She died there on 29 July 1921.[1]
Selected works
Novels
- The Maiden Manifest (with illustrations by Harriet Roosevelt Richards; Boston, Little, Brown, & Co., 1913) (text)
- A Lantern of Love: A Novel in Three Parts (1921) (text)
- The Swan and the Mule: A Novel (1922) (text)
Short stories
Articles
- "Costa Rican Indians" (1908)[11]
- "Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross" (1912)[12]
