At the Crossroads

Harriet Theresa Comstock nee Smith (1860-1943) was an American novelist and author of children's books. She was born in Nichols, New York, and educated in Plainfield, New Jersey. In 1885, she married Philip Comstock of Brooklyn, New York. She was very popular and her books were sold widely. Her works include: Then Marched the Brave (1904), Joyce of the North Woods (1911), The Place Beyond the Winds (1914), The Man Thou Gavest (1917), The Shield of Silence (1921), Penelope's Web (1928), Fate is a Fool (1930) and The Flame of Devotion (1932).