Montes the Matador and Other Stories


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Montes the Matador and Other Stories' is a short story collection by Frank Harris. Featured titles include 'Montes the Matador', 'First Love', 'Profit and Loss', as well as 'Sonia'.




Montes the Matador


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Elder Conklin and Other Stories


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"Elder Conklin and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories by Frank Harris, an Irish author known for his controversial works and unconventional lifestyle. Harris is also famous for his biographies of famous figures like Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. The book showcases Harris' unique writing style and his exploration of various themes such as love, desire, and morality.




The Man Shakespeare and His Tragic Life Story


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In 'The Man Shakespeare and His Tragic Life Story' author Frank Harris traces the story of William Shakespeare through his plays, showing how the playwright painted himself in twenty different characters at different stages of his life. Harris argues that Shakespeare is more interesting than other great writers because he painted himself as a young and inexperienced artist, in his eventful maturity, and in his decline. Harris claims that previous commentators have missed the man and his story, and instead idealized him, and thus in this book, he seeks to use scientific methods to recreate Shakespeare, highlighting both his virtues and vices, and ultimately making him clearer to readers.




The Sheriff and His Partner


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The life of a famed 19th century lawman, Sherriff Johnson, from the town of Kiota, Kansas in the United States is the subject of the biographical book "The Sheriff and His Partner". Author and Lawyer Frank Harris moved into the town years later and heard about the man who was the scourge of bandits in the state of Kansas. His enquiries yielded numerous tales about the exploits of the man in capturing wanted criminals. But his most famous case comes after a parting of ways with his partner, Tom Williams. The fallout led to Williams being involved in a serious hold up involving a Judge, setting off a collision between the two men. And now the race to capture Williams is on...




Elder Conklin


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'Elder Conklin' is a novella written by Frank Harris. The story begins with Miss Conklin, and the new schoolmaster, Bancroft, going outside to the veranda after dinner. He was asking Miss Conklin to accompany him to a house-warming and she agrees, but is cold and sarcastic towards him because she heard he had asked another girl, Jessie Stevens, to go with him. Bancroft denies this but Miss Conklin still doesn't believe him.




Eatin' Crow; and The Best Man in Garotte


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"Eatin' Crow; and The Best Man in Garotte" by Frank Harris are two short stories that take readers to the countryside. Inspired by the author's humble Irish-American roots, the tales appeal to common readers and not just those from high society. The stories show the customs of day-to-day life in small towns. With a wry sense of humor and quick wit, as well as accurately written dialect, the tales are a unique window into the past.




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