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Margaret Cameron
1867–1947
A witty early 20th-century writer and musician, she was best known for light, humorous fiction and stage work. Her career ranged from novels and short stories to plays, including the source novel behind the famous mystery tale The Cat and the Canary.
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The Seven Purposes: An Experience in Psychic Phenomena
by Margaret Cameron
About the author
Born in Ottawa, Illinois, on December 21, 1867, she became known as an American musician and writer whose work often leaned toward humor. She also wrote under the names Margaret Cameron Lewis and Margaret Cameron Kilvert, reflecting different periods of her life.
Her books included novels, short fiction, and theatrical pieces, and her writing reached both readers and the stage. She is especially remembered for writing The Cat and the Canary, a novel that later became widely known through its dramatic adaptations and screen versions.
She died on February 4, 1947. Though not as widely read today as some of her contemporaries, her mix of lively storytelling, comic situations, and interest in popular entertainment gives her work a distinct place in early American popular literature.