M. Pearson Thomson

M. Pearson Thomson was an early-20th-century travel writer whose surviving books focus on Northern Europe. Their best-known work, Denmark, was published as part of the Peeps at Many Lands series and explores Copenhagen, Danish traditions, historical figures, and rural life in an accessible style.

Thomson also wrote Finland, published by Adam and Charles Black in 1909. Very little biographical information about the author is readily available, but the books remain a charming record of how Denmark and Finland were introduced to younger English-speaking readers of the period.