Imogen Clark (writer)
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Imogen Clark | |
|---|---|
 Will Shakespeare’s Little Lad (1897) | |
| Born | October 30, 1858  |
| Died | January 2, 1936 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Occupation | Writer |
Imogen Gertrude Clark (October 30, 1858-2 January 1936) was an American novelist and poet.
Imogen Clark was born in New York City, the daughter of George Homer Clark and Phillie Beatty Clark.[1][2]
Many of her novels were historical fiction, such as God’s Puppets: A Story of Old New York (1901), set in New York City around 1750 and inspired by the story of a Dutch minister who left his pulpit.[3] God's Puppets was published in England as The Domine's Garden.[4] She also wrote works for children, including Will Shakespeare’s Little Lad (1897), a fictionalized story of the life of Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare.[3]
She said "I care most about the human interest and the story. I am tired of the modern novel that deals with problems, or motor cars, or trusts. I want to write about people whom one meets in real life and have real joys and real sorrows."[3]
She was in an automobile accident on December 12, 1935 and died of her injuries in Park East Hospital in Manhattan on January 2, 1936.[1] She was buried at Green-Wood cemetery. The register gives her age at death as 68.[5]