''M'Liss'' is slang for the name

Melissa Melissa is a feminine given name. The name comes from the Greek language, Greek word μέλισσα (''mélissa''), "bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (''meli''), "honey". In Hittite language, Hittite, ''melit'' signifies "honey". Meliss ...

M'Liss may also refer to

* ''M'Liss'' (play), an 1877 play co-authored by Clay M. Greene and A. Sisson Thompson which was adapted from the 1860 short story "The Work on Red Mountain" by

Bret Harte Bret Harte ( , born Francis Brett Hart, August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902) was an American short story writer and poet best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. In a caree ...

, and its subsequent expansion into a larger serialized novel by Harte in 1863. After the success of this play, either the play or Harte's original source material was the basis for multiple film adaptations: ** '' M'Liss (1915 film)'' ** ''

M'Liss (1918 film) ''M'Liss'' is a 1918 in film, 1918 American silent film, silent comedy drama film directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Frances Marion and based on a Bret Harte story. The film was made previously in 1915 and was remade again in 1922 as ''The G ...

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