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of place", at living in Butte, a mining city far from cultural centers, and used the money from her first book's sales to travel to Chicago and then throughout the East Coast. She lived in
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and based on MacLane's 1910 article of the same title for a Butte newspaper, it has been speculated to have been an extremely early, if not the earliest, sustained breaking of the
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The book proved to be an immediate success, especially among young women, selling over 100,000 copies during its first month of release. It, however, was pilloried by
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Some critics have suggested that even by today's standards, MacLane's writing is raw, honest, unflinching, self-aware, sensual, and extreme. She wrote openly about
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in early August 1929, aged 48. She was less frequently discussed through the mid to late 20th century, and her prose remained out of print until late 1993, when
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in cinema, with the writer-star directly addressing the audience. Though stills and some subtitles have survived, the film is now believed to be lost.
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until the latter's death in 1898. They lived in the Rockland house that Pool left to Branson. Mary Maclane also had a multi-decade friendship with
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features MacLane's life and work as a recurring interest for multiple characters in the book, which draws its title from a passage from MacLane's
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and to a lesser extent her two following books. She was considered wild and uncontrollable, a reputation she nurtured, and was openly
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Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography series, William L. Andrews, general editor. University of Wisconsin Press, 2004.
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MacLane was a popular author for her time, scandalizing the populace with her shocking bestselling first
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For a period, she lived with her friend Caroline M. Branson, who had been the long-time companion of
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Miller, Barbara, "'Hot as Live Embers—Cold as Hail': The Restless Soul of Butte's Mary MacLane",
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in 1917 and sold moderately well but may have been overshadowed by America's recent entry into
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from 1908 to 1909, where she continued writing and, by her later published accounts, living a
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In 2011, Novakovic wrote and performed "The Story of Mary MacLane – By Herself" in
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style. She was, however, also influenced by such American regional realists as
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Among the numerous authors who referenced, parodied, or answered MacLane were
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From the beginning, MacLane's writing was characterized by a direct, fiery,
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Maverick Autobiographies: Women Writers and the American West, 1900-1936.
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Mary MacLane Meets the Vampire on the Isle of Treacherous Delights (1910)
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In 1901, MacLane wrote her first book, which she originally titled
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Charles Dickens – Best of Castle-Builders (graduate oration, 1899)
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Halverson, Cathryn. "The Devil and Desire in Butte, Montana." In
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In 1917, she wrote and starred in the 90-minute autobiographical
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Mary MacLane Discusses the 'Outward Seeming of Denver' (1903)
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and some of her newspaper feature work was republished in
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existence. She was close friends with the feminist writer
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Mattern, Carolyn J., "Mary MacLane: A Feminist Opinion",
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The Borrower of Two-Dollar Bills – and Other Women (1910)
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Website with biography, photos, private letters, reviews
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Wheeler, Leslie A., "Montana's Shocking 'Lit'ry Lady'",
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Mary MacLane Wants a Vote – For the Other Woman (1910)
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MacLane depicted on inside cover of a 1902 edition of
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Story of Mary MacLane (1902 and 1911), first entry.
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She began writing for her school paper in 1898. 799:Mary MacLane Soliloquizes on Scarlet Fever (1910) 618:In the 2010s, MacLane's work was translated into 1207:Canadian expatriate writers in the United States 1123: 930: 1069:Encyclopædia Britannica article by Julia Watson 224:writer whose frank memoirs helped usher in the 836: 596:(1993) published an expanded anthology titled 226:confessional style of autobiographical writing 1042:Terris, Virginia R., "Mary MacLane—Realist", 805:The Autobiography of the Kid Primitive (1910) 814:The Latter-Day Litany of Mary MacLane (1910) 742:The Story of Mary MacLane and Other Writings 1117:Mary Maclane at Women Film Pioneers Project 885:obituary editorial, August 1929. Quoted in 903:Watson, Julia Dr. (2002). "Introduction", 784:Mary MacLane in Little Old New York (1902) 630:. A German edition was published in 2020. 228:. MacLane was known as the "Wild Woman of 133: 820:A Waif of Destiny on the High Seas (1910) 796:The Second 'Story of Mary MacLane' (1909) 736:Tender Darkness: A Mary MacLane Anthology 588:Contemporary collections and performances 582:Tender Darkness: A Mary MacLane Anthology 417:, and even about her desire to marry the 376:(with whom she exchanged a few letters), 345:Learn how and when to remove this message 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 899: 897: 895: 690: 356: 258: 1051:Montana The Magazine of Western History 1030:Montana The Magazine of Western History 1124: 971: 969: 730:I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days 435:I, Mary Maclane: A Diary of Human Days 216:. August 6, 1929) was a controversial 892: 851: 769:Consider Thy Youth and Therein (1899) 750:(foreword by Bojana Novakovic) (2011) 530:MacLane had always chafed, or felt, " 255:called her "the Butte Bashkirtseff". 790:A Foreground and a Background (1903) 760: 294: 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 1252:20th-century Canadian women writers 1227:20th-century American women writers 1212:People from Rockland, Massachusetts 1182:People from Fergus Falls, Minnesota 1147:American people of Canadian descent 1074:2013 Atlantic article by Hope Reese 966: 811:Men Who Have Made Love to Me (1910) 611:, which was subsequently staged in 13: 1011: 781:Mary MacLane on Wall Street (1902) 14: 1278: 1267:20th-century Canadian LGBT people 1057: 748:Human Days: A Mary MacLane Reader 598:Human Days: A Mary MacLane Reader 1202:20th-century Canadian memoirists 1197:20th-century American memoirists 1109: 927:obituary article, August 9, 1929 525: 299: 23: 829:Mary MacLane on Marriage (1917) 633: 34:needs additional citations for 1093:Works by or about Mary MacLane 1023:Borrowable at Internet Archive 981: 954: 942: 918: 876: 823:Woman and the Cigarette (1911) 775:Mary MacLane at Newport (1902) 1: 869: 542:, from 1903 to 1908, then in 978:Accessed: December 16, 2012. 844:Men Who Have Made Love to Me 778:Mary MacLane at Coney Island 683:Resources in other libraries 659:Resources in other libraries 473: 455:Men Who Have Made Love to Me 7: 1108:(public domain audiobooks) 837:Screenplays and filmography 462:. Produced by film pioneer 325:the claims made and adding 10: 1283: 1167:People from Butte, Montana 1053:, 27 (Summer 1977), 20–33. 1032:, 27 (Autumn 1977), 54–63. 826:Mary MacLane Says – (1911) 754:I Await the Devil's Coming 744:(reprint anthology) (1999) 697:I Await the Devil's Coming 592:In 2011, the publisher of 389:I Await the Devil's Coming 290: 1262:Memoirists from Minnesota 1247:American bisexual writers 1242:Canadian bisexual writers 1222:Canadian women memoirists 1192:Canadian feminist writers 1187:American women memoirists 1152:American feminist writers 976:"Mary MacLane", IMDb.com. 905:The Story of Mary MacLane 864:The Story of Mary MacLane 715:The Story of Mary MacLane 701:The Story of Mary MacLane 678:Resources in your library 654:Resources in your library 578:The Story of Mary MacLane 394:The Story of Mary MacLane 363:The Story of Mary MacLane 199: 185: 180:, Illinois, United States 166: 144: 132: 125: 1162:LGBT people from Montana 1039:, September 1982, 50–53. 832:The Movies and Me (1918) 707: 374:John Townsend Trowbridge 1257:Memoirists from Montana 1237:American bisexual women 1232:Canadian bisexual women 1079:2013 New Yorker article 703:when published in 1902) 536:Rockland, Massachusetts 1142:Bisexual women writers 704: 540:St. Augustine, Florida 520:I, Citizen of Eternity 365: 1177:Writers from Winnipeg 1102:Works by Mary MacLane 1084:Works by Mary MacLane 1046:, Summer 1985, 42–49. 723:My Friend Annabel Lee 694: 427:My Friend Annabel Lee 360: 259:Early life and family 212:(May 1, 1881 – 1172:Writers from Chicago 609:Melbourne, Australia 600:(with a Foreword by 415:love for other women 275:, first settling in 263:MacLane was born in 43:improve this article 1217:Women film pioneers 1157:Bisexual memoirists 995:. November 11, 2020 484:F. Scott Fitzgerald 439:Frederick A. Stokes 243:as well as a vocal 859:Plain Bad Heroines 852:In popular culture 787:On Marriage (1902) 705: 464:George Kirke Spoor 366: 310:possibly contains 265:Winnipeg, Manitoba 249:Marie Bashkirtseff 161:, Manitoba, Canada 1088:Project Gutenberg 761:Selected articles 640:Library resources 613:Sydney, Australia 563:Maria Louise Pool 556:Inez Haynes Irwin 544:Greenwich Village 500:Sherwood Anderson 437:was published by 424:Her second book, 378:Maria Louise Pool 355: 354: 347: 312:original research 207: 206: 119: 118: 111: 93: 1274: 1113: 1112: 1097:Internet Archive 1037:Montana Magazine 1005: 1004: 1002: 1000: 985: 979: 973: 964: 958: 952: 946: 940: 937: 928: 922: 916: 901: 890: 880: 738:(reprint) (1993) 602:Bojana Novakovic 572:MacLane died in 518:under the title 512:Gertrude Sanborn 496:Ring Lardner Jr. 433:Her final book, 350: 343: 339: 336: 330: 327:inline citations 303: 302: 295: 173: 154: 152: 137: 123: 122: 114: 107: 103: 100: 94: 92: 51: 27: 19: 1282: 1281: 1277: 1276: 1275: 1273: 1272: 1271: 1122: 1121: 1110: 1060: 1014: 1012:Further reading 1009: 1008: 998: 996: 993:Lambda Literary 987: 986: 982: 974: 967: 961:Tender Darkness 959: 955: 949:Tender Darkness 947: 943: 938: 931: 923: 919: 902: 893: 889:, Introduction. 887:Tender Darkness 881: 877: 872: 856:The 2020 novel 854: 839: 763: 710: 689: 688: 687: 667:By Mary MacLane 664: 663: 648: 647: 643: 636: 594:Tender Darkness 590: 538:, wintering in 528: 516:I, Mary MacLane 492:Clarence Darrow 476: 460:Essanay Studios 370:individualistic 351: 340: 334: 331: 316: 304: 300: 293: 279:and finally in 261: 181: 175: 171: 162: 156: 150: 148: 140: 139:MacLane in 1918 128: 115: 104: 98: 95: 52: 50: 40: 28: 17: 16:American writer 12: 11: 5: 1280: 1270: 1269: 1264: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1120: 1119: 1114: 1099: 1090: 1081: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1059: 1058:External links 1056: 1055: 1054: 1047: 1044:The Speculator 1040: 1033: 1026: 1013: 1010: 1007: 1006: 980: 965: 963:, introduction 953: 951:, bibliography 941: 929: 925:New York Times 917: 891: 883:The Chicagoan, 874: 873: 871: 868: 853: 850: 849: 848: 838: 835: 834: 833: 830: 827: 824: 821: 818: 815: 812: 809: 806: 803: 800: 797: 794: 791: 788: 785: 782: 779: 776: 773: 770: 767: 762: 759: 758: 757: 751: 745: 739: 733: 727: 719: 709: 706: 686: 685: 680: 675: 669: 665: 662: 661: 656: 650: 649: 638: 637: 635: 632: 589: 586: 567:Harriet Monroe 527: 524: 488:Harriet Monroe 475: 472: 382:Hamlin Garland 353: 352: 335:September 2023 307: 305: 298: 292: 289: 260: 257: 205: 204: 201: 197: 196: 187: 183: 182: 176: 174:(aged 48) 170:August 6, 1929 168: 164: 163: 157: 146: 142: 141: 138: 130: 129: 126: 117: 116: 99:September 2023 58:"Mary MacLane" 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1279: 1268: 1265: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1183: 1180: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1168: 1165: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1129: 1127: 1118: 1115: 1107: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1094: 1091: 1089: 1085: 1082: 1080: 1077: 1075: 1072: 1070: 1067: 1065: 1062: 1061: 1052: 1048: 1045: 1041: 1038: 1034: 1031: 1027: 1024: 1020: 1016: 1015: 994: 990: 984: 977: 972: 970: 962: 957: 950: 945: 936: 934: 926: 921: 914: 913:1-931832-19-6 910: 906: 900: 898: 896: 888: 884: 879: 875: 867: 865: 861: 860: 846: 845: 841: 840: 831: 828: 825: 822: 819: 816: 813: 810: 807: 804: 801: 798: 795: 792: 789: 786: 783: 780: 777: 774: 771: 768: 765: 764: 755: 752: 749: 746: 743: 740: 737: 734: 731: 728: 725: 724: 720: 717: 716: 712: 711: 702: 698: 693: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 671: 670: 668: 660: 657: 655: 652: 651: 646: 641: 631: 629: 625: 621: 616: 614: 610: 605: 603: 599: 595: 585: 583: 579: 575: 570: 568: 564: 559: 557: 553: 549: 545: 541: 537: 533: 526:Personal life 523: 521: 517: 513: 509: 505: 504:Daniel Clowes 501: 497: 493: 489: 485: 481: 471: 469: 465: 461: 457: 456: 451: 446: 444: 440: 436: 431: 429: 428: 422: 420: 416: 412: 407: 405: 404:H. 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