Elinor Glyn (October 17, 1864 - September 23, 1943), born Elinor Sutherland, was an English novelist and scriptwriter who pioneered mass-market women`s erotic fiction. She coined the use of It as a euphemism for sexuality, or sex appeal.

Influential in the careers of "It" Girl Clara Bow and Gloria Swanson.

A scene in Glyn`s most sensational work, Three Weeks, inspired the doggerel:

Would you like to sin
With Elinor Glyn
On a tiger skin?
Or would you prefer
To err with her
On some other fur?