Clara M. Thompson
Appearance
Clara M. Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19th century |
| Other name | Clara M. Thompson Logan |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Years active | 1854–1873 |
| Notable work | The Chapel of St. Mary (1861) |
Clara M. Thompson (b. 1830s?) was an American novelist. She also wrote under the Clara M. Thompson Logan.[1]
Thompson wrote popular Victorian novels that were sentimental and moralistic in style, often peopled by religious characters.[2] The New York Times noted the publication of The Chapel of St. Mary in December 1860, writing that the book was "a readable one".[3]
Works
[edit]- The Rectory of Moreland: or, My Duty (1859) (first published as Mary Evans)
- The Chapel of St. Mary (1861)
- Hawthorndean, or, Philip Benton's Family: A Story of Every Day Life (1873)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ White, Barbara A. (May 7, 2013). American Women's Fiction, 1790–1870: A Reference Guide. Routledge. ISBN 9781136290923.
- ↑ Murphy, Maureen (2000). "Clara M. Thompson". In Benbow-Pfalzgraf, Taryn (ed.). American Women Writers – A Critical Reference Guide: From Colonial Times to the Present (2nd ed.). Detroit: St. James Press. ISBN 9781558624290. OCLC 42027536.
- ↑ "Miscellaneous". The New York Times. December 22, 1860. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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