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...Harris' ravening ego and his congenital inability to tell the truth. Son of a Royal Navy lieutenant, Harris ran away from his native Galway at 15 and made his way to the U.S. Eventually he became a European correspondent for several U.S. newspapers. When Russian General Mikhail Skoboleff gallantly galloped into the mouths of the Turkish cannon at Plevna, Harris was (he says) "naturally at his heels." Other witnesses recall that he covered the war from a brothel in Odessa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Great Egoist | 11/8/1963 | See Source »

...West (he was fearless as a gun fighter, by his own account), a lawyer of sorts. He served as correspondent for several U.S. papers during the Russo-Turkish war-covering the hostilities from a brothel in Odessa, some say, though Harris insisted that he never left dashing General Skoboleff's side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: King of Cads | 3/21/1960 | See Source »

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