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Honoré Morrow
1880–1940
A prolific American novelist, short story writer, and magazine editor, she drew on wide travels across the United States to give her fiction a strong sense of place. She is especially remembered for popular historical and frontier stories, including work centered on Abraham Lincoln and the American West.
7 Audiobooks
The Heart of the Desert (Kut-Le of the Desert)
by Honoré Morrow
The Enchanted Canyon
by Honoré Morrow
The Forbidden Trail
by Honoré Morrow
Still Jim
by Honoré Morrow
Judith of the Godless Valley
by Honoré Morrow
Lydia of the Pines
by Honoré Morrow
Benefits Forgot: A Story of Lincoln and Mother Love
by Honoré Morrow
About the author
Born in Iowa in 1880, Honoré Willsie Morrow wrote novels and short stories and also worked as a magazine editor. She traveled extensively around the United States with her first husband, and those experiences became important background for her fiction.
She is often associated with stories of frontier life and historical subjects. Her work includes novels such as Lydia of the Pines and Judith of the Godless Valley, and she also became known for a trilogy focused on Abraham Lincoln. Beyond her fiction, she served as editor of The Delineator, which helped make her a visible literary figure in the 1910s.
Morrow died in 1940. Today, she is remembered as a versatile early-20th-century writer whose books mixed popular storytelling with a strong interest in American landscapes, history, and everyday lives.