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Harold MacGrath


Born
in Syracuse, NY, The United States
September 04, 1871

Died
October 30, 1932

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Genre
Fiction, Art


Harold MacGrath (September 4, 1871 - October 30, 1932) was a bestselling American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.

Also known occasionally as Harold McGrath, he was born in Syracuse, New York. As a young man, he worked as a reporter and columnist on the Syracuse Herald newspaper until the late 1890s when he published his first novel, a romance titled Arms and the Woman. According to the New York Times, his next book, The Puppet Crown, was the No.7 bestselling book in the United States for all of 1901. From that point on, MacGrath wrote novels for the mass market about love, adventure, mystery, spies, and the like at an average rate of more than one a year. He would have three more of his books that were among the top ten bests ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 543 ratings · 117 reviews · 329 distinct works • Similar authors
The Goose Girl
3.72 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1909 — 99 editions
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The Pagan Madonna
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3.86 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1921 — 47 editions
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The Man on the Box
3.91 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1904 — 243 editions
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The Voice in the Fog
3.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1915 — 368 editions
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The Drums of Jeopardy
3.35 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1920 — 332 editions
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Half a Rogue
3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1906 — 103 editions
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The Girl in his House
4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1918 — 21 editions
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Arms and The Woman
3.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1899 — 326 editions
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The Princess Elopes
4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1905 — 58 editions
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The Lure of the Mask
3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1908 — 402 editions
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