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Eleanor M. Ingram

Eleanor Marie Ingram (1886–1921) was an early 20th century novelist and short-story writer from New York, who published widely in popular fiction magazines. She was particularly known in her own day for her automobile stories, including her novels The Flying Mercury, Stanton Wins, and From the Car Behind. Her most famous novel is The Thing From the Lake, published posthumously, which is considered an early entry in the genre of eldritch horror.

Personal life

Eleanor M. Ingram was born in New York, New York, the daughter of John W. Ingram (1861–1937), a lawyer, and Anna Augusta Shields Ingram. The Ingram family had homes in Grand-View-on-Hudson, NY and New York City. Eleanor never married, and died in New York City on March 22, 1921 after a long illness.

Writings

Novels

  • The Game and the Candle (1909), illustrated by P. D. Johnson
  • The Flying Mercury (1910)
  • Stanton Wins (1911)
  • From the Car Behind (1912)
  • The Unafraid (1913)
  • A Man's Hearth (1915)
  • The Twice American (1917)
  • The Thing from the Lake (1921), published posthumously and republished in 2025 with a biographical essay about her

Stories

  • "The Duke, the Slipper and Dolores" (1902)
  • "Eric's Invasion" (1906)
  • "The Late Conspiracy" (1906)
  • "Two Windows"
  • "I Am the Emperor" (1906)
  • "The Alien" (1906)
  • "The Honor of a Plebeian" (1907)
  • "A Balkan Tangle" (1907)
  • "Ilaria" (1907)
  • "Prince Scheherazade" (1907)
  • "The Patricians" (1907)
  • "Don Estevan's Honor" (1907)
  • "The Subjugation of Rudolph" (1907)
  • "The Service of the Temple" (1908)
  • "The Harvest of Dreams" (1908)
  • "A Galvez with the Gray Eyes" (1908)
  • "Not a Sparrow Falleth" (1908)
  • "The Unexpected" (1908)
  • "Amethyst Windows" (1908)
  • "An Aristocrat" (1908)
  • "The Unexpected" (1908)
  • "The Payment" (1908)
  • "His Day" (1909)
  • "The Gracious Game" (1909)
  • "The Visionaries" (1909)
  • "The Lesson" (1909)
  • "An American" (1909)
  • "The Jesters" (1909)
  • "Around the Corner" (1909)
  • "A Moroccan Vendetta" (1909)
  • "The Last Throw" (1909)
  • "Two Who Learned" (1909)
  • "The Justice of Guido" (1910)
  • "The Heart of Clelia" (1910)
  • "The Honor of Valdi" (1910)
  • "The Substitute: A Romance of the Automobile" (1910)
  • "The Road to Paradise" (1910)
  • "The Chauffeur" (1910)
  • "Denis of the Course" (1910)
  • "The Amazing Adventure" (1910)
  • "The Duel" (1910)
  • "The Rose Colored Scarf" (1911)
  • "Conquered" (1911)
  • "His Neighbor's Son" (1912)"
  • "By Any Other Name" (1912)
  • "The Stolen Woman" (1912)
  • "His Play-Day" (1912)
  • "Diet" (1912)
  • "The Impersonator" (1912)
  • "Lady Impossible" (1912)
  • "Shifting Sands" (1913)
  • "The Highway" (1913)
  • "The Whirlpool" (1913)
  • "Shifting Sands" (1913)
  • "Lucifer's Wife" (1913)
  • "The Egerton Standard" (1913)
  • "The Spy" (1915)
  • "The House of the Little Shoes" (1916)
  • "Understanding Adora" (1916)
  • "The King's Noon" (1918)
  • "A Girl Named Rose"(1919)

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