Dana left the ministry and turned to journalism. He worked for theNew York Herald, then in 1896 he was the editor ofThe Hungarian-American magazine. He moved to London, where he edited the satirical magazineJudy from 1897 to 1900 and wrote poems and articles forThe Pall Mall Gazette.[3] His first novel,The Woman of Orchids, was published in 1901. He returned to New York to work at another magazine,The Smart Set, first as an assistant editor, then as editor from 1902 to 1904.[4]
Dana married his cousin Gertrude M. Hill in July 1894.[5] They divorced in 1905. Dana married Florence Mabel Elliot in September 1911.[2] Dana died in New York City on April 3, 1926.
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