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ⓘ About Richard Harding Davis
When he was a young man, Richard went to the Episcopal Academy. In the year 1882, after one unhappy year at Swarthmore College, he transferred to Lehigh University, where H. Wilson Harding, his uncle, worked as a professor. While at Lehigh, Davis published his first book, a collection of short stories titled “The Adventures of My Freshman”. Many of the stories had appeared prior in the Lehigh Burr, the student magazine. He studied at Johns Hopkins and Lehigh Universities before he became a reporter for the Philadelphia Record. After a short stint working at the Philadelphia Press, he took a better paying gig at the New York Evening Sun where he got attention for his flamboyant style and writing on controversial topics like suicide, execution, and abortion.
All Book Series by Richard Harding Davis
Short Works of Richard Harding Davis
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2017
The Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis
Book 13 of 17 · published 1917
There Were Ninety and Nine
Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2016
Washington Irving: The Critical Reaction
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1993 Anthology · James W. Tuttleton
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Richard Harding Davis?
When he was a young man, Richard went to the Episcopal Academy. In the year 1882, after one unhappy year at Swarthmore College, he transferred to Lehigh University, where H. Wilson Harding, his uncle, worked as a professor.
Which Richard Harding Davis series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Richard Harding Davis Works series, the earliest of Richard Harding Davis's multi-book series: it opens with Gallegher (1891) and runs to 47 books across 1891–2018, ending with The Other Woman (2018).
How many books has Richard Harding Davis written?
Richard Harding Davis has 74 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1891 and 2018. 49 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Richard Harding Davis Works series with 47 books — and 25 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Richard Harding Davis's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Richard Harding Davis's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Richard Harding Davis Works (1891–2018, 47 books) and AMS Studies in the Nineteenth Century (1993–2010, 2 books).
How are Richard Harding Davis's books organised into series?
This guide splits Richard Harding Davis's 74 books into 2 named series and 25 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Richard Harding Davis Works (47 books, 1891–2018); AMS Studies in the Nineteenth Century (2 books, 1993–2010).