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Hallie Erminie Rives
1876–1956
A once wildly popular American novelist, she wrote historical and romantic fiction that reached a huge early-20th-century readership. Her life also took her far beyond Kentucky, especially through her marriage to diplomat Post Wheeler.
10 Audiobooks
A Furnace of Earth
by Hallie Erminie Rives
Tales from Dickens
by Hallie Erminie Rives, Charles Dickens
A Fool in Spots
by Hallie Erminie Rives
Satan Sanderson
by Hallie Erminie Rives
The Kingdom of Slender Swords
by Hallie Erminie Rives
Smoking flax
by Hallie Erminie Rives
The Valiants of Virginia
by Hallie Erminie Rives
The Long Lane's Turning
by Hallie Erminie Rives
The castaway : Three great men ruined in one year—a king, a cad and a castaway
by Hallie Erminie Rives
As the hart panteth
by Hallie Erminie Rives
About the author
Born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Hallie Erminie Rives was an American novelist whose books found a large audience in the early 1900s. Reliable sources describe her as a best-selling popular writer, and her best-known work includes A Furnace of Earth.
She published several novels across historical, romantic, and adventure-minded settings, including Hearts Courageous and The Kingdom of Slender Swords. After marrying American diplomat Post Wheeler, she was also known as Hallie Erminie Rives Wheeler.
Although she is less widely read today, she was a notable commercial success in her time and remains of interest to readers exploring popular American fiction of the period.