''Alice of Old Vincennes'', written by

Maurice Thompson James Maurice Thompson (September 9, 1844 – February 15, 1901) was an American novelist, poet, essayist, archer and naturalist. Biography James Maurice Thompson was born in 1844 in the former town of Fairfield, Indiana, located in Union C ...

in 1900, is a novel set in

Vincennes Vincennes (, ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is next to but does not include the Château de Vincennes and Bois de Vincennes, which are attached ...

during the

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...

Reception

The book was a popular best-seller. It was the tenth-highest best selling book in the United States in 1900, and the second best selling book in 1901 (bested only by ''

The Crisis ''The Crisis'' is the official magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). It was founded in 1910 by W. E. B. Du Bois (editor), Oswald Garrison Villard, J. Max Barber, Charles Edward Russell, Kelly Mi ...

''). It was listed as the best-selling book in the United States in six consecutive monthly issues of '' The Bookman'', from January through June 1901 (tied with ''

Eben Holden ''Eben Holden: A Tale of the North Country'' is a 1900 novel by Irving Bacheller. It was a popular book at the time of its release, among the top 10 bestselling books in the United States in both 1900 and 1901. The book is set in the North Cou ...

'' for two of those months).

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External links

''Alice of Old Vincennes'' at Project Gutenberg
1900 American novels Novels by Maurice Thompson Novels set in Indiana Novels set during the American Revolutionary War {{AmericanRevolutionaryWar-novel-stub