Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-17
MRS. CRAGIE DIES
WHILE SHE SLEEPS.
Death Comes to Famous Author, "Johu
Oliver Hobbes," m London,
England.

LONDON, Aug. 14.-Pearl Mary
Teresa Craigie. the novelist and drama
list, better known by her pen name
John Oliver Hobbies, was found dead in
her bed Monday at her residence, 5e
Lancaster Gate. She had died In her
sleep, apparently from heart failure.
The coroner ordered an inquest.
For the last fortnight Mrs. Craigie has
Deen with her father and mother at Their
home at Steephill castle, Eentnor. Isle OF
Wight, where she seemed to be in the
best OF health and spirits.
Her maid on taking tea to her Monday
morning obtained no answer when she
knocked at the door, She returned later
and finding the door still locked she en-
tered the room by a side door and found
her mistress dead.
Was an American Girl.
Mrs. Craigie, or John Oliver Hobbies
the pen name under which she won her
fame as a writer of novels and plays,
was of American BIRTH but had lived in
England for so many years, and her
writings were so thoroughly English
: hat to the general reading world she
> lad long been regarded as an English
woman.
Mrs. Craigie was first novelist before
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was born in Boston, November 3, 1867
but her father, John Morgan Richards
made his home in England soon after
wards. AS a girl Mrs. Craigie was edu-
Gated first privately by tutors then in
Paris, and later in London, where she was
a pupil at University college. There she
studied the classics so enthusiastically
that Prof. Goodwin advised her to make
literature her profession.
III marriage was only reTrottaDlC
incident in her career. In 1887 when
10 years old, she was married to Regi-
maid Walpole Craigie, and four years
later she lett her husband and the court
readily granted her a divorce on the
grounds of cruelty.
Mrs. Craigie turned TO literature for
solace. In 1891 she offered her first
novel, "Some Emotions and a Moral, y
to publisher who saw the merit, but
insisted on changes which he deemed
Craigie refused to change her story, and
found another publisher. In less than
year John Oliver Hobbies was the
most talked of man in London literary
circles.
From 1891, when her first novel ap-
peared, until 1905, every year save two
saw a new book from her indefatigable
pen. Her book, THE Sinners Comedy
appeared in 1892: a Study III Tempta-
ton" in 1898; "A Bundle of Life il
1894; The Gods, Some Mortals, and
Lord Wickenham," in 1895. The Herb
Moon" in 1896; school for Saints, y
in 1897; Robert Orange" in 1900; The
Serious Wooing," in 1901; Love AND
the Soul Hunters in 1907; Tales
rial India" in 1908; THE Vineyard il
1904; The Flute Of Pan" in 1904.
Her Work as a Playwright.
AS playwriter Mrs. Craigie won hel
greatest success with The AmbasSa1
dor" although "a Repentance" anc
THE Wisdom of the Wise" met will
popular favor. THE Flute of Pan.
her last play, was a dismal failure Ever
the genius of Olga Nethersole could moi
save the piece from the merciless rldl
Guile of the London critics.
Mrs Cragie visited the United States
in November. 1905, lecturing on literary
subjects in New York, Boston, Chicago
and other cities.
The inquest on the body of Mrs
Craigie will be held tomorrow. The
burial will take place in the Catholt
cemetery at Kensal Green.
At the time of her death Mrs. Craigle
was engaged in adapting her play, "A
Time to Love-" for publication as nov
ell. Her last novel, ''The Dream and the
Business" is ready for issue, the pub
fishers awaiting Il cable dispatch iron
America to say that the United States
copyright has been secured.