Jessie Graham Flower is a pseudonym for American author Josephine Chase. Born about 1878 in Pennsylvania to Edward H. Chase and Mary Arrner Chase.[1] Chase was the author of the popular Grace Harlowe series of 27 books for girls, written between 1910 and 1924.[2][3] The books fall into four separate series, including a high school series, college series, Overseas series, and Overland Riders series. Chase died February 8, 1931, in Philadelphia. She never married and was survived by her sister, Edna Chase.[4]
The author was also known by other pseudonyms including Pauline Lester (The Marjorie Dean series), Ames Thompson (The Adventure Boys series), Captain Gordon Bates (The Khaki Boys series, 1918-1920), Grace Gordon (The June Allen series), and Dale Wilkins.[2][3][5] The Harlowe series follows the life of its heroine more or less chronologically from high school through college and beyond. Like Flower's other heroine, Grace is a role-model, already a "paragon when her story begins".[6]
- ^ 1880 United States Federal Census
- ^ a b Series Books
- ^ a b Rosoff, Nancy G; Spencer, Stephanie (2019). British and American School Stories, 1910-1960: Fiction, Femininity, and Friendship. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 8. ISBN 9783030059866.
- ^ Pennsylvania death certificate.
- ^ "Ch - Che - New General Catalog of Old Books & Authors". www.authorandbookinfo.com.
- ^ Lundin 2003, p.106