Taylor Caldwell
Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell (
September 7,
1900 -
August 30,
1985) was a prolific and best-selling American author.
Works of note include:
It's said that she wrote
Romance of Atlantis when she was twelve (
please verify; a review on Amazon says thirteen). After she became an established author, the story was published, with co-writing credits to "Jess Stearn".