Books with author Maurice J. Thompson

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...and Mobile Railway left Tallahassee on time, and went east at a moderate rate of speed. It wound among the hills for a few miles, through dark red cuts, and over deep, ragged ravines, then whirled out into the level woodlands, where the pines grew tall and straight. Night was coming on, with shadowy mists flickering above the ponds. There was a decided chill in the air. The two passengers, who took to themselves the entire hindmost car, muffled themselves in their light top-coats, drew their hats down over their eyes, and looked gloomy. They seemed to take no note of the scenery through which they were flying. The train sped out on Lake La Fayette, seeming to trundle over the water's surface as on a glass pavement. Far away on either hand stretched a lily-field, the pads almost covering the lake in places. Here and there rose clumps of bay, cypress, and magnolia, the last on the little tussock islands. Great rafts of ducks, seemingly unmindful of the crashing cars and snorting engine, were dimly seen floating idly on the still water, or swimming gracefully among the stems of the aquatic trees. White herons, standing straight among the bonnets and grasses of the shallows, shone like spots of snow against the dull background. The long moss draped the trees, hanging down and draggling in the water. Having crossed the lake, the train rushed into a densely-timbered swamp, where one might expect to see all manner of horrid reptiles. The undergrowth here was like a wall on either hand. The smoke and steam from the locomotive fell heavily, and hung in great fleeces, like grizzled wool, upon the branches and foliage. Flat pine woods came next into view, and then broad plantations, with comfortable houses, and thrifty orchards of peach, pear, and plum trees. The two ...

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James Maurice Thompson (1844-1901) was an American novelist. He first pursued a career as a lawyer. In 1871 he opened a law practice with his brother, William Henry Thompson. He was drawn away from the field of law by the success of articles and short stories published in the New York Tribune, Atlantic Monthly, and Harper’s Monthly. As a writer, he became well known as a local colorist, his works ranging from local history to articles about archery. His first book, Hoosier Mosaics, published in 1875, was a collection of short stories illustrating the people and atmosphere of small Indiana towns. He followed it with a successful compilation of his published essays, The Witchery of Archery, which was well received for its wit and use of common language. At this same time, Thompson also published several collections of naturalistic poetry, though they weren’t well received at the time. Arguably his most successful and well-known novel came with 1900’s Alice of Old Vincennes. The novel vividly depicted Indiana during the Revolutionary War.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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