E. S. L. Thompson

E. S. L. Thompson
Born	Elizabeth Shepherd Lamb August 7, 1848 Vevay, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 25, 1944 (aged 95) Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation	writer lecturer
Genre	poetry, short stories, plays, opera, children's literature
Spouse	William A. Thompson ​ ​ (m. 1886; died 1925)​
Children	4
Relatives	Julia Louisa Dumont (grandmother)

E. S. L. Thompson (née, Elizabeth Shepherd Lamb; August 7, 1848 – April 25, 1944) was an American writer of prose and verse. In addition to poetry, short stories, plays, and an opera, her greatest success was in the area of children's literature, telling stories and writing entertaining poems. Her short story collections include The Raising of the Sons of Wooley (1903) and In the Land of the Banjo and the Fiddle (1937). She was also popular on the lecture platform, speaking upon a variety of subjects with marked success.^[1]