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Mrs. John Lane

An American writer and translator, she brought French literature to English-speaking readers while also publishing her own fiction and magazine pieces. Writing as Mrs. John Lane, she is especially remembered for stories of Dutch life and for translations of Anatole France.

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The Champagne Standard

The Champagne Standard

by Mrs. John Lane

About the author

Born Anna Eichberg King and deceased in 1927, she was an American author whose work appeared in periodicals including Century Magazine. She also published several books and became known to readers under the name Mrs. John Lane.

Her writing career seems to have had two main sides: original fiction and translation. Library records credit her with stories of Dutch life, while book listings connect her with English translations of works by Anatole France, including Honey-Bee and Balthasar.

Though not a household name today, her career reflects a lively literary world in which magazine fiction, travel-inflected storytelling, and translated European literature all met the same readership. That mix gives her work a quiet historical charm for modern listeners and readers.