Clara M. Thompson Explained

Clara M. Thompson
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Novelist
Years Active:	1854–1873
Notable Works:	The Chapel of St. Mary (1861)

Clara M. Thompson (b. 1830s?) was an American novelist. She also wrote under the name Clara M. Thompson Logan.^[1]

Thompson wrote popular Victorian novels that were sentimental and moralistic in style, often peopled by religious characters.^[2] The New York Times noted the publication of The Chapel of St. Mary in December 1860, writing that the book was "a readable one."^[3]

Works

• The Rectory of Moreland: or, My Duty (1859) (first published as Mary Evans)
• The Chapel of St. Mary (1861)
• Hawthorndean, or, Philip Benton's Family: A Story of Every Day Life (1873)

References

External links

• The Chapel of St. Mary on the Internet Archive
• The Rectory of Moreland on the Internet Archive

Notes and References

1. Book: White, Barbara A.. American Women's Fiction, 1790-1870: A Reference Guide. 2013-05-07. Routledge. 9781136290923. en.
2. Book: American women writers : a critical reference guide : from colonial times to the present. 2000. Clara M. Thompson. Murphy. Maureen. St. James Press. Benbow-Pfalzgraf. Taryn. 9781558624290. 2nd. Detroit. 42027536. registration.
3. News: MISCELLANEOUS.. 1860-12-22. The New York Times. 2017-10-11. en-US. 0362-4331.