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Geraldine Bonner (pen name, Hard Pan; 1870–1930) was an American writer.

Biography

Geraldine Bonner was born on Staten Island, New York. Her father, John Bonner, was a journalist and historical writer. As a child, the family moved to Colorado and she lived in mining camps. After moving to San Francisco, California, she worked at a newspaper, the Argonaut, in 1887, and subsequently, she wrote the novel Hard Pan (1900) and used the name "Hard Pan" as a pseudonym. Bonner also wrote short stories which were published in Collier's Weekly, Harper's Weekly, Harper's Monthly, and Lippincott's.

Bonner died on June 18, 1930, in New York City.

Publications

Books

• Hard Pan, (1900)
• Tomorrow's Tangle, (1902)
• The Pioneer, (1905)
• The Castlecourt Diamond Case, (1906)
• The Book of Evelyn, (1913)
• The Girl at Central, (1914)
• The Black Eagle Mystery, (1916)
• Treasure and Trouble Therewith, (1917)
• Miss Maitland, Private Secretary, (1919)

Plays

Along with Elmer Blaney Harris, she wrote the play Sham in 1908. Along with Harry Hutcheson Boyd, she wrote the play Sauce for the Goose in 1909.

References

1. "San Francisco Call, Volume 85, Number 157, 6 May 1899".
2. "Geraldine Bonner, Writer, Dies After Long Illness". Chicago Tribune. June 19, 1930. p. 14 – via newspapers.com.

External links

• Media related to Geraldine Bonner at Wikimedia Commons
• Works by or about Geraldine Bonner at Wikisource
• Works by Geraldine Bonner at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Geraldine Bonner at the Internet Archive
• Works by Geraldine Bonner at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)

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