NORRIS, FRANK (18701902)
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NORRIS, FRANK (18701902) , American novelist, was born in Chicago, Illinois , on the 5th of March 187o. He studied art in Paris in 18871889; studied at the University of California (18901894), and at Harvard University (18941895); in 18951896 served in South Africa as war correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle; in 18961897 was associate editor of the San Francisco Wave; and in 1898 was sent to Cuba as war correspondent for McClure's Magazine. He died in San Francisco on the 25th of October 1902. He wrote A Deal in Wheat, and Other Stories (1903), Responsibilities of the Novelist, and Other Literary Essays (1903), and the following novels: Moran See Also: - MORAN,
EDWARD (1829–1901) - MORAN,
THOMAS See Also: - THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS,
ISAIAH (1749-1831) - THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
(1837– ) of the Lady Letty (1898), a story of adventure off the California coast ; McTeague (1899), a story of the San Francisco slums; Blix (1899), a love story; A Man's Woman (woo); The Octopus (1901) and The Pit (1903). The last two were powerful stories, which made his reputation. The Octopus deals with wheat-raising in California and with the struggle between the growers and the railroad trust; The Pit with wheat-speculation in the Chicago market. His complete works were published in seven volumes in 1903.
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