Light-Fingered Gentry. NOVEL by: David Graham Phillips (Classics) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781540575036)

David Graham Phillips (October 31, 1867 - January 24, 1911) was an American novelist and journalist of the muckraker tradition.Phillips was born in Madison, Indiana. After graduating from high school, Phillips entered Asbury College (now DePauw University) - following which he received a degree from Princeton University in 1887. After completing his education, Phillips worked as a newspaper reporter in Cincinnati, Ohio, before moving on to New York City where he was employed as a reporter for The Sun from 1890 to 1893, then columnist and editor with the New York World until 1902. In his spare time, he wrote a novel, The Great God Success, that was published in 1901. The royalty income enabled him to work as a freelance journalist while continuing to write fiction. Writing articles for various prominent magazines, he began to develop a reputation as a competent investigative journalist. Phillips' novels often commented on social issues of the day and frequently chronicled events based on his real-life journalistic experiences. He was considered a Progressive and for exposing corruption in the Senate he was labelled a muckraker.

Author: David Graham Phillips
ISBN-10: 1540575039
ISBN-13: 9781540575036
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/22/2016
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.45d