Francis J Finn

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Father Francis J. Finn, S.J. (born St. Louis, MO, 1859, died Cincinnati, OH, November 2, 1928)^[1] in 2007. wrote a series of 27 popular Catholic novels for young people. The books contain fun stories, likeable characters and themes that remain current in today's world. Each story conveys an important moral precept.

[edit] Life

He entered the Society of Jesus in 1879 after graduating from St. Louis University. He was ordained a priest in 1893, and after some time at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he came to St. Xavier College in Cincinnati.

[edit] Bibliography

Candle Dreams
Sunshine and Freckles
On the Run
Bobby in Movieland
Facing Danger
His Luckiest Year" (a sequel to Lucky Bob)
Lucky Bob
Percy Wynn; or, Making a Boy of Him
Tom Playfair; or, Making a Start
"But Thy Love and Thy Grace"
Claude Lightfoot; or, How the Problem Was Solved
Harry Dee; or, Working It Out
Ethelred Preston; or, the Adventures of a Newcomer
The Best Foot Forward; and Other Stories
Cupid of Campion
That Football Game, and What Came of It
The Fairy of the Snows
That Office Boy
His First and Last Appearance
Mostly Boys: Short Stories
Father Finn, S.J.: The Story of His Life Told by Himself for His Friends Young and Old (edited and with an introduction by Daniel S. Lord, S.J.) (1929)