author

Richard Aumerle Maher

1880–1959

A Catholic novelist of the early 20th century, he wrote earnest, dramatic fiction that often wrestles with temptation, conscience, and spiritual struggle. His books include The Works of Satan and The Shepherd of the North, both rooted in moral conflict and religious imagination.

2 Audiobooks

The Hills of Desire

The Hills of Desire

by Richard Aumerle Maher

The Shepherd of the North

The Shepherd of the North

by Richard Aumerle Maher

About the author

Born in 1880, Richard Aumerle Maher was an American author remembered for religious and morally focused fiction. Surviving catalog and library records identify him as the author of novels including The Works of Satan (published in 1921) and The Shepherd of the North.

Maher’s work appears to have been shaped by Catholic themes, with stories that turn on inner conflict, sin, duty, and redemption. Even from the titles alone, his novels suggest a taste for serious spiritual drama rather than light entertainment.

Although detailed biographical information is scarce in the sources available, his books have remained accessible through library and public-domain archives, allowing modern readers to rediscover a writer whose fiction aimed to test character and belief under pressure.