Rachel Ruth Cosgrove Payes, also known as E.L. Arch and Joanne Kaye (11 December 1922,

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– 10 October 1998, Brick Township,

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, and author of books on the

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Biography

Born in Maryland to mine foreman Jacob A. Cosgrove and teacher Martha (née Brake), Cosgrove was educated at

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(B.S. 1943). Trained as a research biologist, she worked as a medical technologist at various hospitals. She married Norman Morris Payes in 1954; they had a son and daughter.Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, vol. 2, R. Reginald, 1979, pg 800 Her first book, ''

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'', was published by Reilly & Lee in 1951. Her second, ''

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'' (1954) was denied publication on the grounds that the

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were not selling. The book was published by

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in 1993. She had a tendency to dismiss adult Oz fans and insist that Oz books are "for kids!", a view she expressed in the documentary, '' Oz: The American Fairyland''. The bulk of Cosgrove's work consisted of historical

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s, many published by

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, one under the name Joanne Kaye. She also wrote science fiction novels for

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under the name "E.L. Arch", an

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, as well as shorter sf and fantasy under her own name. Payes also wrote gothics, such as ''The Black Swan''.

Publications

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'' (Reilly & Lee, 1951) *''Bridge to Yesterday'' (

, 1963) *''Planet of Death'' (Avalon, 1964) *''The Deathstones'' (Avalon, 1964) *''The First Immortals'' (Avalon, 1965) *''The Double-Minded Man'' (Avalon, 1966) *''The Man with Three Eyes'' (Thomas Bouregy & Co.,1967) *"Mattie Harris Galactic Spy" (Vertex, 1974) *"Tower of Babble" (Vertex, 1974) *"The Eyes of the Blind" (Vertex, 1975) *''The Black Swan'' (Berkeley, 1975) *''Moment of Desire'' (Playboy Press, 1978) *''The Coach to Hell'' (Playboy Press, 1979) *''Bride of Fury'' (Playboy Press, 1980) *''Satan's Mistress'' (Playboy Press, 1981) *Seven Sisters Series (Playboy Press, 1981) **Book 1: ''Love's Charade'' **Book 2: ''Love's Renegade'' **Book 3: ''Love's Promenade'' **Book 4: ''Love's Serenade'' **Book 5: ''Love's Escapade'' *''Lady Alicia's Secret'' ( Harlequin Regency, 1986) *''

'' (The International Wizard of Oz Club, 1993) *"Percy and the Shrinking Violet" (

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, 1995) *"Spots in Oz" (Hungry Tiger Press, 1997) *"Rocket Trip to Oz" (Hungry Tiger Press, 2000)

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