Mark Lee Luther

Born in Knowlesville, New York, on January 5, 1872, Mark Lee Luther became a widely published American novelist whose books include The Favor of Princes, The Henchman, The Mastery, The Crucible, The Sovereign Power, The Woman of It, The Hope Chest, and Boosters. Records also note that he wrote short fiction for magazines, showing a career that moved comfortably between novels and periodicals.

He married Grace Montagu Richmond in New York City on April 8, 1901. His writing is often remembered through his early 1900s novels, especially The Crucible, which remained notable enough to be preserved and later reissued in digital and print formats.

Luther died on September 2, 1951, in Los Angeles County, California, at age 79. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.