Hobbes, John Oliver, 1867-1906

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Anglo-American novelist and dramatist. Pearl Craigie wrote under the pseudonym John Oliver Hobbes.

From the guide to the Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie Papers, 1896-1904, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )

Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie was an Anglo-American novelist, dramatist and lecturer. She wrote under the pseudonym John Oliver Hobbes.

From the description of Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie collection of papers, 1877-1933 bulk (1890-1911). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122596923

From the guide to the Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie collection of papers, 1877-1933, 1890-1911, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.)

Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie, an Anglo-American novelist and dramatist, wrote under the pen name John Oliver Hobbes.

From the description of Pearl Craigie letters, 1857-1911. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 36437919

Anglo-American novelist and dramatist.

Pearl Craigie wrote under the pseudonym John Oliver Hobbes.

From the description of John Oliver Hobbes papers, 1896-1904. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 489375883

Anglo-American novelist, dramatist and lecturer.

Her best known novels were The School for Saints and Robert Orange. Her most successful play was The Ambassador. Mrs. Craigie was born in Boston in 1867 and died in England in 1906. She wrote under the pseudonym John Oliver Hobbes.

From the description of Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie papers, 1894-1909. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122682776

Novelist, playwright, and lecturer Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie (nee Richards) was born in Boston in 1867 and raised in England. She studied music in London and Paris and the classics at University College, London. At the age of nineteen she married Reginald Walpole Craigie. Their marriage was an unhappy one and in the end she sued for divorce, retaining custody of their five-year old son. Although an accomplished pianist, Mrs. Craigie turned to writing. Using the pen name John Oliver Hobbes, she wrote novels and then plays. Her best known books were The School for Saints and Robert Orange . Her first play, Journeys End in Lovers' Meeting, was performed in 1894 and starred Ellen Terry. Her most successful play was The Ambassador which opened in 1898 and featured Sir George Alexander, H.B. Irving, Violet Vanbrugh, Fay Davis and Kate Sargeantson. She was praised for her remarkable dialogue and her ability to satirize the social mores of the time.

Mrs. Craigie was also a well-known lecturer in both America and England. Her subjects were the arts, literature and the advancement of women.

She died quite suddenly of heart failure on August 13, 1906.

From the guide to the Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie papers, 1894-1909, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.)