A Gentleman from Mississippi

Name: A Gentleman from Mississippi
Author: Harrison Rhodes

by Harrison Rhodes, Frederick R. Toombs, Thomas A. (Thomas Alfred) Wise

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Description

A Novel founded on the popular play of the same title by Thomas A. Wise (also in the starring role) and Harrison Rhodes, 1908, and produced by William A. Brady and Joseph R. Grismer. Cf.: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-GentlemanfromMississippiA.html

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Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

New York: J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 1909

Release date

2004-01-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Political fiction Legislators -- United States -- Fiction

About the authors

Harrison Rhodes

1871–1929

A cosmopolitan early-20th-century writer and social observer, he turned travel, society life, and international politics into polished, accessible books. His work captures the manners and mood of an American elite moving through Europe and the United States before World War II.

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Frederick R. Toombs

b. 1879

Best known today for co-writing the political novel and play A Gentleman from Mississippi, this early 20th-century American writer also worked in journalism and sports publishing. His career moved easily between fiction, the stage, and magazine-style popular writing.

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Thomas A. (Thomas Alfred) Wise

1865–1928

Best remembered as a stage star, he also co-wrote a major Broadway hit and made a brief move into silent films. His career stretched across decades of American theater, with a reputation for comic roles and a celebrated Falstaff.

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