Chester Bailey Fernald (March 18, 1869 – April 10, 1938) also known as C. B. Fernald, was an American writer and playwright.

History

Fernald was born in

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, Massachusetts. He moved to London, living in Gower Street, W.C. sometime around 1915, to be with his son Van Dyke Fernald, who volunteered for the British army. The son died in the War.

Career

He ventured into the realm of literature and penned several works. His short stories were published in, ''inter alia'' and ''

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''. In August 1918, her play ''The Cat and the Cherub,'' about a street in San Francisco Chinatown in 1905, was played at the

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, a production of the

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Death

Fernald died in Dover Harbour,

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, believed drowned, after being knocked overboard by the

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of his boat, the auxiliary cutter ''Florence''. His son, J. B. Fernald, had thrown out a rope to him, but to no avail. They had just returned from a voyage to France.

Works

;Books *''Chinatown Stories'' *''The Cat and the Cherub and other Stories'' *''The White Umbrella'' ;Plays *''The Ghetto'' *''The Love Thief'' *''The Mask and the Face'' *''The Princess in the Cage'' *''The Day Before the Day'' — "anti-German vitriol" *''The Moonlight Blossom'' played by

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*''The Cat and the Cherub'' *''98.9''

References

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