The first publication of this story was in All-Story Weekly on September 23, 30; October 7,14, 1916. Its original title was "The Girl From Harris's." The Wilma Company, The House of Greystoke, and Charter have also published this story.
"In 慣he Girl from Harris's' Ed adopts the role of social reformer, commenting bluntly and witheringly about the alliance, in Chicago, between certain vice interests, scheming politicians, and powerful real estate groups and property owners. In addition, through his portrait of a hypocritical clergyman he offers a caustic view of religious do-gooders and of society's narrowly puritanical standards. Ed's characters are created with a sentimentality that weakens the story's realistic effect." Porges
"... partially autobiographic description of a broken businessman leaving Chicago for an Idaho ranch where he tries gold-mining. (Burroughs had previously left Chicago to work on an older brother's ranch in Idaho, and had tried gold-mining as well.) Lupoff
"Not very good as a work of fiction." Lupoff
"... the futility of attempting to compete in a field so far removed from my own." E. R. Burroughs
Burroughs planned to expand this story but abandon it for other projects. Farris's was started at the same time as "The Mucker," a much better story. D. J. Adams
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About the Author
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 - 1950) was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres. Burroughs was in his late 60s and was in Honolulu at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Despite his age, he applied for and received permission to become a war correspondent, becoming one of the oldest U.S. war correspondents during World War II. This period of his life is mentioned in William Brinkley's bestselling novel Don't Go Near the Water. -Wikipedia
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The first publication of this story was in All-Story Weekly on September 23, 30; October 7,14, 1916. Its original title was "The Girl From Harris's." The Wilma Company, The House of Greystoke, and Charter have also published this story.
"In 慣he Girl from Harris's' Ed adopts the role of social reformer, commenting bluntly and witheringly about the alliance, in Chicago, between certain vice interests, scheming politicians, and powerful real estate groups and property owners. In addition, through his portrait of a hypocritical clergyman he offers a caustic view of religious do-gooders and of society's narrowly puritanical standards. Ed's characters are created with a sentimentality that weakens the story's realistic effect." Porges
"... partially autobiographic description of a broken businessman leaving Chicago for an Idaho ranch where he tries gold-mining. (Burroughs had previously left Chicago to work on an older brother's ranch in Idaho, and had tried gold-mining as well.) Lupoff
"Not very good as a work of fiction." Lupoff
"... the futility of attempting to compete in a field so far removed from my own." E. R. Burroughs
Burroughs planned to expand this story but abandon it for other projects. Farris's was started at the same time as "The Mucker," a much better story. D. J. Adams
**
About the Author
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 - 1950) was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres. Burroughs was in his late 60s and was in Honolulu at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Despite his age, he applied for and received permission to become a war correspondent, becoming one of the oldest U.S. war correspondents during World War II. This period of his life is mentioned in William Brinkley's bestselling novel Don't Go Near the Water. -Wikipedia