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The Meteoric Career of Berkeley’s First Great Novelist By PHIL McARDLE Special to the Planet

Friday May 13, 2005

In 1900 the principal American novelists were Mark Twain, Henry James, Edith Wharton, and young Frank Norris. A glowing portrait of him in the early days of his success was written by Hamlin Garland, who called him, “a stunning fellow—an author who does not personally disappoint his admirers. He is handsome, tall and straight, with keen brown eyes and beautifully modeled features... a poet in appearance, but a close observer and a realist in fiction.” -more-


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Friday May 13, 2005

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