Frank Norris | |
| Born |
1870
|
|---|---|
| Died |
1902 (aged 32)
|
| Language | English |
| Genre | American Literature, Naturalism |
| Nationality | American |
| Gender | Male |
Frank Norris (1870–1902) was an American novelist known for his naturalistic fiction. His works, including “McTeague” and “The Octopus,” explored themes of greed, fate, and the human struggle against social and environmental forces. Norris’s contributions to American literature reflected the complexities of his era.
Short Stories written by Frank Norris
A Bargain with Peg-Leg 1881 - "Hey, youse!" shouted the car-boy. He brought his trundling, jolting, loose-jointed car to a halt by the face of the… ... Read more
A Deal in Wheat 1903 - I. THE BEARWHEAT AT SIXTY-TWO As Sam Lewiston backed the horse into the shafts of his backboard and began hitching… ... Read more
A Memorandum of Sudden Death 1881 - The manuscript of the account that follows belongs to a harness-maker in Albuquerque, Juan Tejada by name, and he is… ... Read more
The Ghost in the Crosstrees 1881 - I Cyrus Ryder, the President of the South Pacific Exploitation Company, had at last got hold of a "proposition"--all Ryder's… ... Read more
The Passing of Cock-Eye Blacklock 1881 - "Well, m'son," observed Bunt about half an hour after supper, "if your provender has shook down comfortable by now, we… ... Read more
The Riding of Felipe 1881 - I. FELIPE As young Felipe Arillaga guided his pony out of the last intricacies of Pacheco Pass, he was thinking… ... Read more
The Ship That Saw a Ghost 1881 - Very much of this story must remain untold, for the reason that if it were definitely known what business I… ... Read more
The Wife of Chino 1881 - I. CHINO'S WIFE On the back porch of the "office," young Lockwood--his boots, stained with the mud of the mines… ... Read more
Two Hearts That Beat as One 1881 - "Which I puts it up as how you ain't never heard about that time that Hardenberg and Strokher--the Englisher--had a… ... Read more
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