Frank Harris 1855 : Short Biography

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Frank Harris 1855

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Frank Harris was born in County Galway on the 14th of February 1855.

As a young man, Harris was noted for his intelligence, receiving a scholarship to attend Cambridge. However, he took the small sum of prize money and left for the United States instead. After working a number of odd jobs, he attended the University of Kansas where he studied Law.

In 1878 he married Florence Ruth Adams, but she died a year later.

Not content with his career in law, Harris returned to Europe where he travelled extensively before settling in London. He began a career as a journalist. He worked as an editor with a number of publications, and also benag to work as a novelist.

When the First World War broke out, Harris returned to the United States. There he worked as a magazine editor. His work was socialist in nature and was sometimes poorly received by American officials.

In April 1921, Harris became an American citizen. He published his autobiography which was noted at the time for being highly sexualised. His work was also criticised for being overly inventive, especially as it was published as a work of non-fiction.

Harris died on the 26th of August 1931.

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Date of Birth	14th Feb 1855	VIEW SOURCE
Date of Death	26th Aug 1931	VIEW SOURCE

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THE 'Frank Harris' (there could be only one) has a sanitised biography-as above.His actual career is much more interesting.

2Kaikohe

Sunday 23rd January 2022 02:03AM

I think Frank Harris is one of the most important literary figures of the 19th century. He was a controversial writer and he was also a journalist. He was born in England, but he lived in America for many years. He wrote a lot about American life and he also wrote about what was happening in Europe. Frank Harris was not only a great writer, but he was also an activist for women's rights, racial equality, and social justice in general. While reading essays about him https://graduateway.com/essay-examples/autobiography/ I learned how well he depicted the political and economic situation of his era. A lot can be learned by reading his autobiography.