Duvall, Ellen (1854-1944)
 | Ellen Duvall was born in 1854 in Delaware, but lived much of her life in Baltimore. She was a valued member of the Club from 1894 to 1915, serving as chair for several committees including the Committee on Current Criticism (1899) and the Committee on Fiction (1907). Duvall frequently led different meetings and often presented her own work or the work of others: she was fond of Shakespeare and both read and wrote a lot about him. Her short stories and essays were published in national magazines including Harper's Monthly, the Atlantic Monthly, and Smart Set. The Baltimore Sun praised her “entertaining fiction” and “rich literary style.” She lived alone for most of her long life, renting rooms as a "single boarder." She died in 1944. |
"The Problem" (Harper's Monthly Mar. 1898); fiction. full-text
"The Fourth Gentleman" (Harper's Monthly July 1901); fiction.
"A Point of Honor" (Atlantic Monthly Aug. 1901); fiction. full-text
"The Lover" (Atlantic Monthly Nov. 1901); fiction. full-text
"Women's Heroes" (Atlantic Monthly Dec. 1902); essay. full-text
"When Least Aware" (Atlantic Monthly Dec. 1904); fiction. full-text
"Estelle" (Smart Set Feb. 1907); fiction. full-text
"The Open Door" (Atlantic Monthly Sept. 1900); fiction. full-text
"Eye and Hand" (Atlantic Monthly Sept. 1909); fiction. full-text
"The Lamp of Psyche" (Smart Set Oct. 1907); fiction. full-text
"Return" (Harper's Weekly, Dec. 10, 1910); fiction.
"The Strategists" (Smart Set, June 1910); fiction. full-text
"The Unpainted Portrait" (Atlantic Monthly Mar. 1911); fiction.
"The Persistence and Integrity of Plots" (Atlantic Monthly Apr. 1911); essay. full-text
"The Tenth Point of the Law" (Woman's Home Companion Mar. 1915); fiction. full-text
"Frewen's Daughter" (Woman's Home Companion Apr. 1916); fiction. full-text