Nora May French [1881-1907] was an American artist and poet, publishing only a few works during her brief lifetime. Her family, which was originally wealthy on her Mother's side [the 'Wells' of Wells Fargo], suffered a series of mishaps, including a drought which, along with the financial depression of the 1890's devastated their California ranch. Miss French was also unlucky in love like her title character in The Spanish Girl, a cycle of twenty two poems about a failed love affair. In 1907 she moved to live with poet George Sterling and his wife in Carmel, where she died by her own hand in November. Her friends published this collection of her poems in 1910.
Nora May French [1881-1907] was an American artist and poet, publishing only a few works during her brief lifetime. Her family, which was originally wealthy on her Mother's side [the 'Wells' of Wells Fargo], suffered a series of mishaps, including a drought which, along with the financial depression of the 1890's devastated their California ranch. Miss French was also unlucky in love like her title character in The Spanish Girl, a cycle of twenty two poems about a failed love affair. In 1907 she moved to live with poet George Sterling and his wife in Carmel, where she died by her own hand in November. Her friends published this collection of her poems in 1910. 
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