biography
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Davis, Richard Harding
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1864–1916)
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| biography:
| Journalist, and writer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Starting as a newspaper reporter in Philadelphia and then New York (1886–91), he was managing editor of Harper's Weekly (1891–93) but spent most of his later career as a freelance, travelling and writing articles, as well as fiction and drama. One of the most popular reporters of his day, he covered half a dozen conflicts, including the Spanish-American War, the Boer War, and World War 1, and reported on such events as the 1889 Johnstown, PA flood, and Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee (1897), in a colourful style bordering on the sensational. His short story ‘Gallegher’ (1890) brought him instant renown as a fiction writer and he wrote many more, often focusing on a gentleman-adventurer as hero. Also popular were his novels, including Soldiers of Fortune (1897), and several plays. His work was considered somewhat superficial and is not well-known today. |
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