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T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
1809–1885
Best known for the temperance novel Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There, this hugely popular 19th-century American writer built his career on vivid moral tales drawn from everyday life. His stories were written for a broad audience and often aimed to spark sympathy, reform, and conversation.
36 Audiobooks
Hair Breadth Escapes
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The power of kindness and other stories
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Words for the Wise
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Grappling with the Monster; Or, the Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The Last Penny and Other Stories
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Rising in the world : A tale for the rich and poor
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Cast Adrift
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
True Riches; Or, Wealth Without Wings
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Woman's Trials; Or, Tales and Sketches from the Life around Us
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Lessons in Life, for All Who Will Read Them
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
After a shadow, and other stories
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Wreaths of Friendship: A Gift for the Young
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur, Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth
The Angel and the Demon: A Tale
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Riches have wings; or, A tale for the rich and poor
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The Allen House; Or, Twenty Years Ago and Now
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
After the Storm
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The Hand but Not the Heart; Or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The Home Mission
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Home Lights and Shadows
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The Good Time Coming
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The Two Wives; Or, Lost and Won
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The Son of My Friend
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The Iron Rule; Or, Tyranny in the Household
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
All's for the Best
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Finger Posts on the Way of Life
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The Lights and Shadows of Real Life
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketches
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Danger; Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend
by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
About the author
Born in 1809, Timothy Shay Arthur was an American author and editor who became one of the most widely read popular writers of his time. He wrote novels, short stories, and articles in large numbers, often focusing on ordinary families, work, poverty, and social problems.
Arthur is especially remembered for Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There, published in 1854, a temperance novel that became enormously influential and helped fix his reputation with 19th-century readers. Much of his writing carried a strong moral purpose, but it was also designed to be accessible and emotionally direct.
He died in 1885, leaving behind a body of work that offers a vivid glimpse into the values, anxieties, and reform movements of his era. For listeners today, his fiction opens a window onto the social world of 19th-century America and the storytelling style that once reached a truly mass audience.