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Elizabeth H. Gray
A little-known early 20th-century novelist, remembered today for a single surviving book that blends regional history, local legend, and adventure. Her work invites readers into the Shawangunk Mountains and the folklore surrounding Old Ninety-Nine's Cave.
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Old Ninety-Nine's Cave
by Elizabeth H. Gray
About the author
Very little confirmed biographical information about this author appears to be available online. Reliable catalog and public-domain sources identify Elizabeth H. Gray as the author of Old Ninety-Nine's Cave, originally published in 1909 by The C. M. Clark Publishing Co. in Boston.
The novel has endured mainly through library records and later digitization projects, including Project Gutenberg and the Internet Archive. Its setting in the Shawangunk Mountains and its use of regional legend suggest a writer interested in place, memory, and storytelling rooted in local history.
Because so few verified details about her life are easy to confirm, Gray remains a somewhat elusive figure. That mystery is part of her appeal: she survives in print through a single preserved work that still offers a glimpse of popular historical fiction from the early 1900s.