author

Thomas W. (Thomas Washington) Shannon

b. 1866

Known for plainspoken early-20th-century guides about growing up, sex education, and social conduct, this writer published practical books aimed at helping ordinary readers navigate sensitive parts of life. His surviving works suggest a direct, instructional voice shaped by the moral and educational concerns of his era.

1 Audiobook

Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction: Vital Facts of Life for All Ages

Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction: Vital Facts of Life for All Ages

by Thomas W. (Thomas Washington) Shannon

About the author

Thomas W. Shannon, listed in library and public-domain records as Thomas W. (Thomas Washington) Shannon, was an American author active in the early 1900s. Surviving catalog records connect him with instructional books such as Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction: Vital Facts of Life for All Ages, Personal Help for Men (1918), Perfect Boyhood (1914), and How to Tell the Story of Life.

His books were written as practical guides rather than literary works, focusing on sex instruction, personal conduct, marriage, and the moral education of boys and men. That makes him part of a broader wave of early 20th-century authors who tried to present intimate or socially sensitive topics in a serious, advisory style for general readers.

The exact biographical details of his life are not easy to confirm from the sources I found. Some modern reprints list him as born in 1866, but the clearest records available here mainly confirm his published works and the name form Thomas Washington Shannon, so this overview stays close to what can be verified.