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The fate of Fenella: A novel
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Creators: Helen Mathers (1853-1920) [Contributor], Arthur William À Beckett (1844-1909) [Contributor], F. Anstey (1856-1934) [Contributor], Mrs. H. Lovett Cameron (1844?-1921) [Contributor], May Crommelin (1850?-1930) [Contributor], Richard Dehan (1863-1932) [Contributor], Richard Dowling (1846-1898) [Contributor], Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) [Contributor], Duchess (1855?-1897) [Contributor], George Manville Fenn (1831-1909) [Contributor], Julia Frankau (1864-1916) [Contributor], Joseph Hatton (1841-1907) [Contributor], Mrs. Edward Kennard (1850-1936) [Contributor], Sir Henry W. Lucy (1845-1924) [Contributor], Florence Marryat (1833-1899) [Contributor], Justin H. McCarthy (1860-1936) [Contributor], Jean Middlemass (1833-1919) [Contributor], F. C. Philips (1849-1921) [Contributor], Rita (1860-1938) [Contributor], Clement Scott (1841-1904) [Contributor], Adeline Sergeant (1851-1904) [Contributor], Bram Stoker (1847-1912) [Contributor], Tasma (1848-1897) [Contributor], and Frances Eleanor Trollope (1835-1913) [Contributor] "The Fate of Fenella: A Novel by Helen Mathers et al." is a collaborative novel published in twenty-four parts between 1891 and 1892. This literary experiment features twenty-four different authors—including Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Frances Eleanor Trollope—each writing one chapter before passing the story along. Women wrote odd-numbered chapters while men wrote even-numbered ones, creating an alternating narrative. The result tells what contemporary reviewers called "an extremely silly story" with wavering characters and a ridiculous plot, yet somehow remains "fairly readable" and amusing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 575