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Francis Hopkinson Smith
1838–1915
An engineer, artist, and traveler as well as a novelist, he brought a lively eye for places and people to everything he wrote. His stories often mix warmth, humor, and the detailed observation of someone who had spent a lifetime building, sketching, and exploring.
24 Audiobooks
Felix O'Day
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Tom Grogan
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
The Tides of Barnegat
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
The Fortunes of Oliver Horn
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Outdoor Sketching
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
A List To Starboard
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Abijah's Bubble
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Forty Minutes Late
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Homo
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
The Wood Fire in No. 3
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Some Artists at the Fair
by Francis Davis Millet, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton) Gibson, Will H. (Will Hicok) Low, John Ames Mitchell, Francis Hopkinson Smith
Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
The Parthenon By Way Of Papendrecht
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
The Man In The High-Water Boots
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
The Arm-Chair at the Inn
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
At Close Range
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Tom Grogan
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Felix O'Day
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Kennedy Square
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
The Fortunes of Oliver Horn
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
The Tides of Barnegat
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
The Veiled Lady, and Other Men and Women
by Francis Hopkinson Smith
About the author
Born in Baltimore in 1838, Francis Hopkinson Smith built a remarkably varied career. He was trained as an engineer and became known for major public works before winning a wide readership as a writer. He was also a painter and lecturer, and that broad experience gave his books an easy authority and a strong sense of place.
Smith wrote novels, travel pieces, and essays, and he became especially popular around the turn of the twentieth century. Among his best-known works are Colonel Carter of Cartersville and Caleb West, Master Diver. Readers were drawn to his gift for vivid scenes, genial characters, and the feeling that behind every page was someone who had truly seen the world for himself.
He died in 1915, leaving behind the legacy of a classic American man of letters whose life reached far beyond the writing desk. For modern listeners, his work still offers charm, craftsmanship, and a glimpse of a restless, curious mind.