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Maurice Thompson
1844–1901
An American poet, novelist, and essayist whose writing mixed a love of the outdoors with a feel for adventure, he became known for both his nature writing and his fiction. He was also a keen archer and one of the writers who helped bring field sports and bird life vividly onto the page.
6 Audiobooks
Alice of Old Vincennes
by Maurice Thompson
Eleven Possible Cases
by Edgar Fawcett, Franklin Fyles, Anna Katharine Green, Henry Harland, Ingersoll Lockwood, Joaquin Miller, Kirk Munroe, Brainard Gardner Smith, Frank R. Stockton, Maurice Thompson, A. C. (Andrew Carpenter) Wheeler
Hoosier Mosaics
by Maurice Thompson
Milly: At Love's Extremes; A Romance of the Southland
by Maurice Thompson
A Fortnight of Folly
by Hugh Conway, Maurice Thompson
Alice of Old Vincennes
by Maurice Thompson
About the author
Born in Fairfield, Indiana, in 1844, Maurice Thompson grew up partly in Georgia and later served for the Confederacy during the Civil War. After the war, he built a literary career as a poet, novelist, and essayist, earning readers with writing that blended observation, storytelling, and a strong sense of place.
Thompson is especially remembered for books about nature and outdoor life, as well as for novels including Alice of Old Vincennes. His work often drew on American landscapes, birds, woodlands, and frontier history, giving it an energetic, lived-in quality that still stands out.
He died in 1901, but his work remains part of the tradition of American writing that links literature with the natural world. For listeners who enjoy classic historical fiction, reflective essays, or vivid writing about the outdoors, his books offer an appealing mix of action and atmosphere.