Born at Sewanee, Tennessee, 1880. A. B., Columbia, 1900; A. M., 1913.

Suggestions for Reading

Read the article by Robert Herrick listed below, and compare Harrison’s work with that of Dickens, Sterne, and Meredith. Deal with each novelist separately according to the influences noted by Mr. Herrick.

Bibliography

Studies and Reviews

Ben Hecht—novelist, dramatist.

Born in New York City, 1893. Traveled much until he was eight years old, then lived in Racine, Wisconsin, and was educated in the Racine high school. Went to Chicago, intending to join the Thomas Orchestra as violinist, but instead, joined the staff of the Chicago Journal and later that of the Daily News. War correspondent in Germany.