Gay, Maude (1876 - 1952)

Genre: General Fiction, Poetry

Maude Clark Gay was born and raised in Waldoboro, ME and was educated at Waldoboro High School and Lincoln Academy. She served in both the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate, was president of the Maine Writers Club, and served on the local school board and as a library trustee. She began writing and submitting poetry and stories as a teenager.

Selected Bibliography

  • The Knitting of the Souls: A Tale of 17th Century Boston (1904)
  • Paths Crossing: A Romance of the Plains (1908)
  • Echoes From Old Doorways: Little Romances of Early Maine (1922)
  • Five Women: Little Romances of Early Maine (1930)

Selected Resources