Pearl Cragie (John Oliver Hobbes)

56 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NA, UK

Although Craigie was raised in England, she was born as Pearl Richards on November 3rd, 1867 in Boston Massachusettes. In 1887 she married Reginald Walpole Craigie who she divorced quickly after the birth of their only son. Her first literary work was published in 1891 using her pseudonym, John Oliver Hobbes. She died very young at the age of 39 at the height of her career. She loved the theatre and wrote both novels and plays (“Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie Papers”). Craigie contributed to The Yellow Book.

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.511632400000
Longitude: -0.181011200000