Adele E. Thompson
Born
Adele Eugenia Thompson

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

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.

Biography

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

A 1906 book cover for Polly of the Pines by Adele E. Thompson, featuring a girl riding a horse through pine trees
Cover of Thompson's Polly of the Pines (1906)

Books

Shorter works

References

  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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