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George Washington Harris

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American humorist

United StatesJournalistsLived 1814 to 1869 · aged 55
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George Washington Harris was an American humorist best known for his character "Sut Lovingood," an Appalachian backwoods reveler fond of telling tall tales. " His work influenced authors such as Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and Flannery O'Connor.

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Sut Lovingood, as drawn in Harris's 1867 book, Sut Lovingood's YarnsSut Lovingood, as drawn in Harris's 1867 book, Sut Lovingood's YarnsWomen attack a "hard-shell preacher" who tries to break up a dance in Harris's "Bart Davis's Dance"Women attack a "hard-shell preacher" who tries to break up a dance in Harris's "Bart Davis's Dance"

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George Washington Harris was an American humorist best known for his character "Sut Lovingood," an Appalachian backwoods reveler fond of telling tall tales. Harris was among the seminal writers of Southern humor, and has been called "the most original and gifted of the antebellum humorists." His work influenced authors such as Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and Flannery O'Connor.

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United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1814 to 1869 · aged 55
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5 languages

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