Franklin Kane

by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

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296 pages, Hardcover

Published May 26, 2017

About the author

Anne Douglas Sedgwick (28 March 1873 – 19 July 1935) was an American-born British writer. The daughter of a businessman, she was born in Englewood, New Jersey but at age nine her family moved to London. Although she made return visits to the United States, she lived in England for the remainder of her life.
In 1908, she married the British essayist and journalist, Basil de Sélincourt. During World War I she and her husband were volunteer workers in hospitals and orphanages in France.
Her novels explored the contrast in values between Americans and Europeans. Her best-selling novel Tante was made into a 1919 film, The Impossible Woman and The Little French Girl into a 1925 film of the same name. In 1931, she was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters. Four of her books were on the list of bestselling novels in the United States for 1912, 1924, 1927, and 1929 as determined by the New York Times.
Anne Douglas Sedgwick died in Hampstead, England in 1935.[1] The following year her husband published Anne Douglas Sedgwick: A Portrait in Letters.[2]

Reviews

[Nancy Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just discovered Anne Douglas Sedgwick in 2009 and am trying NOT to gobble up all her books at once - since she's long gone and won't be writing any new ones. If anyone loves Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell and would like to find something "new" with similar strong, well-defined female characters, complex, compelling stories and subtle, refreshing humour, I think you'll enjoy Anne Douglas Sedgwick's books.

Franklin Kane isn't her most famous book (Tante and The Little French Girl were made into movies in 1919 and 1925, respectively) but I think it's my favourite. It's rich and engaging with complicated women figures and presents a vivid picture of the complexities of relationships in a time when duty, responsibility and reputation were infinitely more fragile and crucial than they are today. A&E should definitely make a mini series out of this one!