Frank Harris has appeared in a number of guises in literature and drama, some of which you will find listed on this page. (See also: adaptations of Harris' works).
Portrayals in fiction
Hardfur Huttle in The Diary of a Nobody, by George and Weedon Grossmith. The chapter of this classic comic novel in which Huttle appears describes a dinner party where Huttle, an American, monopolises the… continue reading
Summary:
Frank Harris' story An English Saint, from his collection Unpath'd Waters, has been alleged to have been plagiarised from Stendhal. This allegation has been repeated as if well-founded but on closer examination it proves to be of little substance. The real secret of Harris' story is not plagiarism but something else altogether. And there is one final twist to this story...
The source… continue reading
Introduction
Harris and Bennett moved in similar literary circles but did not actually meet until the relatively late date of 1908, after Harris had written a letter to 'Jacob Tonson' - Bennett's pseudonym for his literary criticism in the New Age. Their friendship would not last long, but for a time they had a deep mutual admiration.
Sources for this page are, predominantly, Frank Harris to… continue reading
This is the cranky and self-justifying introduction to Shakespeare and his Love, a play by Frank Harris, from the only generally published edition, dated 1910.
My grateful thanks are extended to Edgar M. Ross for his written permission to reproduce this copyrighted text.
Scanned for your delight as part of the Frank Harris Preface Project.
Introduction
The National Shakespeare Memorial… continue reading
Brief quotes from an a publisher's advertisement
Taken from an advertisement for The Man Shakespeare and his Tragic Life Story at the back of Shakespeare and his Love, Frank Palmer, London, 1910.
" By far the most original, suggestive, and brilliantly conceived writing on Shakespeare that our times have known, or are likely to know." - The Nation.
" Nobody who cares for fine literature, however… continue reading
This is the text of the Introduction to Confessional by Frank Harris. My thanks are extended to Edgar M. Ross for his permission to reproduce this copyright material. Scanned for your delight as part of the Frank Harris Preface Project.
The art of essay-writing is peculiar: some of the greatest have never indulged in it and yet literature would be poorer without the essays of Bacon, Montaigne,… continue reading
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Good. Recommended, but not a must-have.
**
Mediocre. Inessential.
*
Poor. Serious collectors and researchers only.
This is the amusing introduction to Joan La Romée, a play by Frank Harris, from the English edition, dated 1926.
My thanks are extended to Edgar M. Ross for his permission to reproduce this copyrighted text.
Scanned for your delight as part of the Frank Harris Preface Project.
Introduction
My publisher asks me to write an introduction to this play. I am not much in favor of introductions to… continue reading
The first requirement of your expedition is a good search engine. My favourite is Google, but others have their own merits. The particular strength of Google is when you have a multi-word search, especially when some of the words occur on many pages: this is the problem with looking for Harris material, that the words 'Frank' and 'Harris' are not at all uncommon, the name 'Frank Harris' itself is… continue reading
Reviewer Quotes
[What is quoted here I found on a site dedicated to the late unlamented Aleister Crowley, who was by way of being something of a fan of Harris (apparently it was Harris' powerful voice which attracted him). From the context I guess it to be an advertisement in Crowley's magazine The Equinox. How extraordinary much of the hyperbole to be read here now sounds! You may want… continue reading