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=Harris, Amanda Bartlett.= _N. H._, 1824- ----. A writer whose life has
been mainly spent at her birthplace, Warner, New Hampshire. Christ our
Friend; Thy Will be Done; The Duty of Uniting with the Church; Summer’s
Autographs; How we went Birds’-Nesting, republished as Field, Wood,
and Meadow Rambles; Wild Flowers and Where They Grow; Door-yard Folks;
Pleasant Authors for Young Folks; American Authors for Young Folks; The
Luck of Edenhall. She has contributed much to periodical literature,
and has written reviews for The (Boston) Literary World from 1877. _Lo._
=Harris, Chapin A----.= _N. Y._, 1806-1866. A dentist of Baltimore,
founder of the Baltimore Dental College. Principles of Dental Surgery;
Characteristics of the Human Teeth; Diseases of the Maxillary Sinus;
Dictionary of Dental Science.
=Harris, George.= _Me._, 1844- ----. A Congregational clergyman of
Massachusetts, professor of Christian theology in Andover Theological
Seminary since 1883, and one of the editors of “The Andover Review,”
1884-93. Editor (with W. J. Tucker and E. K. Glezen) of Hymns of the
Faith. Author of Moral Evolution. _Hou._
=Harris, George Washington.= _Pa._, 1814-1869. A Tennessee River
steamboat captain who contributed humourous and political articles to
newspapers. Sut Lovengood’s Yarns were published in 1867.
=Harris, Joel Chandler.= _Ga._, 1848- ----. An Atlanta journalist,
editor of The Constitution, celebrated as the author of Uncle Remus,
a unique character study of the Southern negro as well as a notable
contribution to the literature of folk-lore. His writings include
Uncle Remus: his Songs and his Sayings; Nights with Uncle Remus; Uncle
Remus and his Friends; Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White;
Balaam and his Master, and Other Sketches; Little Mr. Thimblefinger,
a juvenile; Mr. Rabbit at Home, a juvenile; The Story of Aaron, a
juvenile; Free Joe, and Other Georgian Sketches; Evening Tales, from
the French of Fréderic Ortoli; Stories of Georgia; Sister Jane, her
Friends and Acquaintances; Georgia, from the Invasion of De Soto to
Recent Times. _See Chautauquan, October, 1896._ _Ap. Hou. Scr._
=Harris, Mrs. Miriam [Coles].= _L. I._, 1834- ----. A novelist of
New York city whose first story, Rutledge, was very popular. Later
works are, Richard Vandermarck; The Sutherlands; St. Philip’s;
Happy-Go-Lucky; Missy; Frank Warrington; A Perfect Adonis; Phœbe; An
Utter Failure; Louie’s Last Term at St. Mary’s; The Rosary for Lent, a
compilation. _Ap. Hou._
=Harris, Samuel.= _Me._, 1814-1899. A Congregational clergyman,
professor of systematic theology at Yale University from 1871.
Zaccheus, or the Scriptural Plan of Benevolence; The Kingdom of Christ
on Earth; The Philosophic Basis of Theism; The Self-Revelation of God;
Christ’s Prayer for the Death of His Redeemed; God: Creator and Lord of
All. _See Andover Review, February, 1884. Scr._
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