author
Margaret Horton Potter
1881–1911
Known for vivid historical novels and an impressively early start, this American writer published her first book while still in her teens. Her work often reached far back into the past, turning distant places and eras into dramatic fiction.
5 Audiobooks
The House of de Mailly : A romance
by Margaret Horton Potter
The Genius
by Margaret Horton Potter
The flame-gatherers
by Margaret Horton Potter
The Castle of Twilight
by Margaret Horton Potter
Istar of Babylon: A Phantasy
by Margaret Horton Potter
About the author
Born in Chicago on May 20, 1881, Margaret Horton Potter was an American novelist best known for historical fiction. She also wrote under the pseudonym Robert Dolly Williams, and her first novel, A Social Lion, appeared when she was still a teenager.
Potter went on to build a short but productive writing career, publishing novels that drew on earlier periods of history and legend. Titles associated with her include The House of the Hundred Lamps, The Castle of Twilight, and Istar of Babylon, which helped give her a reputation for colorful, far-reaching settings.
Her life was brief: she died on December 22, 1911, at just 30 years old. Even so, her books remain of interest to readers who enjoy early 20th-century historical fiction and forgotten popular novelists.