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Harris Dickson

1868–1946

A Mississippi lawyer and judge who turned local color and historical settings into popular fiction, he published novels, stories, and articles in major magazines of his day. Several of his works also made their way to the screen, showing how widely his storytelling traveled beyond the printed page.

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The black wolf's breed : A story of France in the Old world and the New, happening in the reign of Louis XIV

The black wolf's breed : A story of France in the Old world and the New, happening in the reign of Louis XIV

by Harris Dickson

About the author

Born in 1868 and remembered today as a small-town American lawyer, municipal judge, and prolific writer, Harris Dickson built a career that moved between public life and popular literature. He is closely associated with Vicksburg, Mississippi, and wrote across several forms, including novels, short stories, magazine pieces, and nonfiction.

His work appeared in well-known publications such as Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post, Liberty, and The Century Magazine. Among the books and longer works linked to him are The Black Wolf's Breed, The Ravanels, Old Reliable, Children of the River, and The Story of King Cotton, reflecting his interest in Southern settings, history, and storytelling with broad appeal.

Dickson died in 1946. While he is not as widely read now as some of his contemporaries, his writing offers a vivid window into the literary culture of the early 20th-century South and the kinds of fiction that once reached a large national magazine audience.