[Gutenberg 41573] • South-Sea Idyls

[Gutenberg 41573] • South-Sea Idyls
Authors
Stoddard, Charles Warren
Publisher
Fredonia Books (NL)
Tags
oceania -- fiction , short stories
ISBN
9781410107770
Date
1873-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.48 MB
Lang
en
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A pioneering California writer, Charles Warren Stoddard (1843-1909) is best known for his homoerotic tales collected as South-Sea Idyls and The Island of Tranquil Delights. Stoddard was a member of San Francisco's Bohemian and journalistic circles, where he was appreciated for his wit. His literary friendships and lasting relationships included Ambrose Bierce, Ina Coolbrith, Bret Harte, Robert Louis Stevenson, W. D. Howells, Henry Adams, Joaquin Miller, Jack London, George Sterling, Bliss Carman, Yone Noguchi, George Cabot Lodge, and Samuel Clemens.