Alice French (March 19, 1850 - January 9, 1934), better known as Octave Thanet, was an American novelist.
She was born at Andover, Massachusetts, a daughter of George Henry and Frances Wood French A History of the Town of Freetown, Massachusetts with an Account of the Old Home Festival, July 30th, 1902. Assonet Village Improvement Society (1902). , and began her literary career about 1878 with studies of a social and economic bent, but soon turned to short stories, especially after her removal to the West. Iowa and Arkansas gave her opportunities for exploiting regions hitherto little attempted in fiction. Her novel Expiation (1890), won high praise.
French's mother, Frances, was the daughter of Massachusetts Governor Marcus Morton. A History of the Town of Freetown, Massachusetts with an Account of the Old Home Festival, July 30th, 1902. Assonet Village Improvement Society (1902).
