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American journalist and author of short stories and several books; co-author with Dorothy Giles of two science fiction novels, The Valley of Creeping Men (1930) and Chattering Gods (1931), both of which appeared under the pseudonym "Rayburn Crawley." Pen names: Laura Spencer Portor
Works
(partial list)
- Theodora (1907) with Katharine Pyle, IA
- The Greatest Books in the World; Interpretive Studies (1913) essays IA
- Genevieve; a Story of French School Days (1914) IA
- The Story of Little Angels (1917) novella
- Adventures in Indigence, and Other Essays (1918) IA
Short works
- "The Boy's Mother" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Jun 1917
- "Father James" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Jun 1904
- "Hearts Triumphant" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Aug 1918
- "The Idealist" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Apr 1917
- "Mixed Marriage" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Aug 1916
- "The Monkey with the Green Pea-Jacket" (ss) Harper's Magazine, May 1919
- "The Shadow Christmas" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Dec 1922
- "The Sightseers" (ss) Harper's Magazine, 1921
Poetry
- "The Great Blue Heron", illustrated by Robert Bruce Horsfall, in St. Nicholas, Vol. 40, No. 6 (April 1913)
Non-fiction
- "The Bright Side of War (essay) the North American Review, 1913 IA
- "Character in Spiders" (essay) Harper's Magazine, 1921
- "The Mothers of Lincoln (nf?) Women's Home companion, 1909 IA
- "On the Beliefs and Convictions of Guinea-Pigs" (essay) Harper's Magazine, Apr 1919
- "On the Disappointments and Vicissitudes of Mice" (essay) Harper's Magazine, Sep 1918
- "On Living Next to James Huneker," Scribner's Magazine, Mar 1922
- "On the Mystification of Children" (essay) The Century Magazine, Jan 1921
- "The Rat With the Silver Bell" (essay) Harper's Magazine, 1921
- "Shad" Harper's Magazine, Jul 1921
Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1927.
The author died in 1957, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or less. Works by this author may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.