The rainproof invention, or, Some tangled threads, Author by Emily Poynton Weaver (1865-1943) the author of “My Lady Nell,†“The Rabbi’s Sons,†“Prince Rupert’s Namesakeâ€. The book was first published in 1896.
About the author:
Emily Poynton Weaver (1865–1943) was a Canadian author. She contributed short stories and historical essays to the leading British and American periodicals and published several full length novels.