author
Austin Bishop
Best known for fast-moving historical adventures for younger readers, this early 20th-century writer set his stories amid real conflicts, from the American Civil War to World War I. His surviving work suggests a taste for action, danger, and history told at a brisk pace.
1 Audiobook
Tom of the Raiders
by Austin Bishop
About the author
Austin Bishop is a little-documented author whose books have stayed in circulation mainly through public-domain and library archives. Project Gutenberg lists Tom of the Raiders, and LibriVox describes Bishop as a writer of juvenile historical fiction.
The best-known surviving title, Tom of the Raiders, is a historical adventure about a young man joining the Union Army and taking part in the Great Locomotive Chase during the Civil War. Another archived book, Bob Thorpe, Sky Fighter in Italy (1920), places its action in World War I and follows an American pilot in Italy.
Because reliable biographical records are scarce, not much can be confirmed about Bishop's personal life. What can be said with confidence is that the work associated with the name centers on energetic, youth-friendly historical adventure stories that turn major wars into vivid, accessible fiction.