George Madden Martin

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1866, George Madden Martin was the pen name of Georgia Virginia Martin. She became known as an American novelist and short-story writer whose work often drew on Southern settings and everyday family life.

Her best-known book is Emmy Lou, a story that helped establish her reputation with readers. Over the years she published fiction in both book form and magazines, earning notice for an approachable style and a gift for observing children, households, and social manners.

Martin died in 1946. Though not as widely remembered today as some of her contemporaries, her writing offers a vivid window into the tastes and domestic worlds of her era.