Frank Harris

Born James Thomas Harris in Galway, Ireland, Frank Harris became an Irish-American writer, editor, journalist, publisher, novelist, and short-story writer. He emigrated to the United States early in life, worked a variety of jobs, studied law at the University of Kansas, and later returned to Europe to pursue journalism.

Harris built a reputation in London through his work on prominent periodicals and his friendships with many of the leading cultural figures of his time. His writing ranged from fiction and literary biography to journalism, and his outspoken personality often attracted as much attention as his work.

Today, Harris is chiefly remembered for the multivolume memoir My Life and Loves, which became controversial and was banned in several countries because of its sexual frankness. He died in Nice, France, in 1931, aged 75.