Richard Harding Davis

The Man Who Could Not Lose (eBook, ePUB)

A High-Stakes Tale of Gambling, Love, and Deception in 20th Century New York

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In "The Man Who Could Not Lose," Richard Harding Davis deftly weaves a gripping narrative that explores themes of fate, luck, and the resilience of the human spirit. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century America, this novella showcases Davis's characteristic journalistic style and vivid characterizations, blending realism with an engaging, dramatic storyline. The plot centers on a man whose unwavering confidence in his unassailable fortune leads him down a path of impending self-discovery, reflecting the cultural ethos of optimism and risk that marked the era.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 126
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4064066107291
• Artikelnr.: 59304056

Autorenporträt

Richard Harding Davis was an American journalist, fiction and drama writer who is best remembered for becoming the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and WWI. His writing considerably helped Theodore Roosevelt's political career. He also played a significant effect in the evolution of American magazines. His impact extended to the world of fashion, and he is credited with popularizing the clean-shaven style among males at the start of the twentieth century. Davis was born April 18, 1864, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Rebecca Harding Davis, was a well-known writer in her day. His father, Lemuel Clarke Davis, was a journalist who edited the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Davis attended Episcopal Academy when he was a young man. After an unsatisfactory year at Swarthmore College, Davis relocated to Lehigh University, where his uncle, H. Wilson Harding, was a professor. Davis' first book, a collection of short stories titled The Adventures of My Freshman (1884), was published while he was at Lehigh. Many of the tales had previously appeared in the student magazine, the Lehigh Burr. Davis attended Johns Hopkins University after transferring in 1885.