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Harris Merton Lyon
Harris Merton Lyon (1882–1916) was an American short story writer. Biography Harris Merton Lyon was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1882.Robert Coltrane, 'LYON, HARRIS MERTON', in ''A Theodore Dreiser encyclopedia'', Keith Newlin (ed.), Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003, p. 23/ref> He attended the University of Missouri while working at a restaurant and laundrette. By the early 1900s, he moved to New York City to work as a journalist and as a short story writer. His stories were published in ''Broadway Magazine'', edited by Theodore Dreiser, and later in ''McClure's'', ''Collier's'', ''The Smart Set'', and ''The Illustrated Sunday Magazine''. In 1908, he published his first collection of short stories, ''Sardonics'', followed by ''Graphics'' in 1913. A newspaper from February 1908 reproduced a photo of a 17-year-old Japanese woman named Hyacinth Tawana, who the caption said was coming to America to marry Lyon. The caption stated Lyon "had rescued his brid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Merton Lyon
Harris Merton Lyon (1882–1916) was an American short story writer. Biography Harris Merton Lyon was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1882.Robert Coltrane, 'LYON, HARRIS MERTON', in ''A Theodore Dreiser encyclopedia'', Keith Newlin (ed.), Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003, p. 23/ref> He attended the University of Missouri while working at a restaurant and laundrette. By the early 1900s, he moved to New York City to work as a journalist and as a short story writer. His stories were published in ''Broadway Magazine'', edited by Theodore Dreiser, and later in ''McClure's'', ''Collier's'', ''The Smart Set'', and ''The Illustrated Sunday Magazine''. In 1908, he published his first collection of short stories, ''Sardonics'', followed by ''Graphics'' in 1913. A newspaper from February 1908 reproduced a photo of a 17-year-old Japanese woman named Hyacinth Tawana, who the caption said was coming to America to marry Lyon. The caption stated Lyon "had rescued his brid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
