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Davis (RICHARD HARDING an American)

RICHARD HARDING, an American novelist and contributor to periodical literature; born in Philadelphia, April 18, 1864. He graduated at Lehigh University, and entered journalism in Philadelphia. His first purely literary success was the story of "Gallegher," based upon his newspaper experiences, and published with other stories in a volume (1891). Among his works are: "Stories for Boys" (1891); "Van Bibber and Others" (1892); "The Rulers of the Mediterranean" (1894); "The Princess Aline" (1895); "About Paris" (1895); "Three Gringoes in Venezuela and Central America" (1896); "Soldiers of Fortune" (1897); "The Lost Road" (1913), etc. In 1898 he was a war correspondent in Cuba and in 1900 he acted in the same capacity in South Africa and in the World War. He wrote a number of successful plays, among them "The Galloper," ," "The Yankee Tourist," and "Vera, the Medium." He served as war correspondent during the first years of the World War. He died in 1916.

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