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Adele E. Thompson

Adele Eugenia Thompson (July 7, 1849 – April 4, 1929) was an American writer, based in Ohio, best known for a series of historical novels for young readers.

Adele E. Thompson
Born
Adele Eugenia Thompson

(1849-07-07)July 7, 1849
Middlefield, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 1929(1929-04-04) (aged 79)
Middlefield, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation(s)Writer, clubwoman
Notable workPolly of the Pines (1906)

Biography

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Thompson was born in Middlefield, Ohio, the daughter of James Madison Thompson and Phebe S. Tracy Thompson.[1][2] Thompson wrote historical novels for girls,[3] often with young American heroines.[4] She was president of the Cleveland Writers' Club, later known as the Cleveland Women's Press Club.[5] She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Thompson died in 1929, at the age of 79.[6] Some of her papers are in the Thompson Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society.[7]

Publications

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Cover of Thompson's Polly of the Pines (1906)

Books

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  • Beck's Fortune: A Story of School and Seminary Life (1899, illustrated by Louis Meynell)[8]
  • Betty Seldon, Patriot (1901, illustrated by Lillian Crawford True)[9]
  • Brave Heart Elizabeth (1902, illustrated by Lillian Crawford True)[10]
  • A Lassie of the Isles (1903, illustrated by J. W. Kennedy), a retelling of the Flora MacDonald story
  • Polly of the Pines: A Patriot Girl of the Carolinas (1906, illustrated by Henry Roth)[11]
  • American Patty: A Story of 1812 (1909)[4]
  • Nobody's Rose; or, the Girlhood of Rose Shannon (1911)[3][12]
  • Fritz and the Secret Passage (1913, illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright)

Shorter works

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  • "Pioneer Women of Middlefield" (1896)[13]
  • "Washington and the Ohio" (1899)[14]
  • "The Lily Boy's Cure" (1901)[15]
  • "A Pair of Apostates" (1901)[16]
  • "The Faith of Washington" (1902)[17]
  • "The Shadow that Came Between" (1902, also published under the title "A Jealous Wife")[18][19]
  • "Ye Pumpion Pye" (1902)[20]
  • "Different Greetings When People Meet" (1919)[21]

References

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  1. ^ Leonard, John W. (1914). Woman's Who's who of America. American Commonwealth Company. p. 812.
  2. ^ McAllister, Addams Stratton (1917). The descendants of John Thomson, pioneer Scotch covenanter. New York Public Library. Easton, Pa., The Chemical Publishing Company, printers. pp. 224, 225.
  3. ^ a b "Bright Book for Girls; 'Nobody's Rose' by Adele E. Thompson, a Fascinating Tale". The Boston Globe. 1912-09-28. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-10-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Treats for Juveniles". The Boston Globe. 1909-11-06. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-10-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cleveland Writers' Club". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  6. ^ Middlefield Center Cemetery, Geauga County, Ohio.
  7. ^ "Finding aid for the Thompson Family Papers". Western Reserve Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  8. ^ "Literary Notes". The Dayton Herald. 1899-10-06. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-10-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Our Book Table". Journal of Education. 54 (19): 318. November 14, 1901 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ Thompson, Adele E. Brave Heart Elizabeth: A Story of the Ohio Frontier. Boston, Lee and Shepard, 1902.
  11. ^ Thompson, Adele E.; Roth, Henry (1906). Polly of the pines : a patriot girl of the Carolinas. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Library. Boston : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard.
  12. ^ "Nobody's Rose : or, The girlhood of Rose Shannon". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  13. ^ Thompson, Adele E. "Pioneer Women of Middlefield" in Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham, ed., Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve (Cleveland Centennial Commission 1896): 6-10.
  14. ^ Thompson, Adele E. "Washington and the Ohio" Self Culture 8(6)(February 1899): 704-709.
  15. ^ Thompson, Adele E. (March 23, 1901). "The Lily Boy's Cure". The Sunday School Times. 43 (12): 179 – via Internet Archive.
  16. ^ Thompson, Adele E. (September 7, 1901). "A Pair of Apostates". The Woman's Journal. 32 (36): 286 – via Internet Archive.
  17. ^ Thompson, Adele E. (1902-02-20). "The Faith of Washington". Cedar County Republican and Stockton Journal. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-10-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Thompson, Adele E. (1902-11-20). "The Shadow that Came Between". The Turon Weekly Press. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-10-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Thompson, Adele E. (1908-01-17). "A Jealous Wife". The Hickman Enterprise. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-10-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Thompson, Adele E. (1902-11-27). "Ye Pumpion Pye". The New England Magazine. 27 (3): 277–283 – via Internet Archive.
  21. ^ Thompson, Adele E. (1919-08-07). "Different Greetings When People Meet". Baptist and Reflector. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-10-26 – via Newspapers.com.
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