The kind of a man that men like-not women-is the kind of man that makes the best husband.
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The function of the novelist... is to comment upon life as he sees it.
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| Birth: | 5th March, 1870 |
| Death: | 25th October, 1902 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Journalist, Novelist, Writer |
About
Benjamin Franklin Norris, Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an American journalist, novelist, and short story writer. He worked as a news correspondent in South Africa for the San Francisco Chronicle, and then as editorial assistant for the San Francisco Wave. He worked for McClure's Magazine as a war correspondent in Cuba during the Spanish–American War in 1898. He joined the New York City publishing firm of Doubleday & Page in 1899. He wrote several novels include: McTeague, The Octopus: A Story of California, The Pit, Vandover and the Brute, and A Man's Woman.
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