Clara Louise Burnham | |
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 Burnham in 1893, as depicted in A Woman of the Century | |
| Born | Clara Louise Root May 25, 1854 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1927 (aged 73) Casco Bay, Bailey Island, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Citizenship | American |
| Relatives | George Frederick Root (father) |
Clara Louise Burnham (née, Root; May 25, 1854 – June 20, 1927) was an American novelist. After the success of No Gentlemen (1881), other books followed, including A Sane Lunatic (1882), Dearly Bought (1884), Next Door (1886), Young Maids and Old (1888), The Mistress of Beech Knoll (1890), and Miss Bagg's Secretary (1892). The daughter of George Frederick Root, she wrote the text for several his most successful cantatas. The 1923 film, A Chapter in Her Life is based on Burnham's 1903 novel Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life. Born in Massachusetts, she died at the family home in Maine in 1927.