Harris, Corra May (1869–1935)
Harris, Corra May (1869–1935)
American novelist. Born Corra May White, Mar 17, 1869, in Middleton, Georgia; died Feb 9, 1935, in Atlanta, Georgia; dau. of Tinsley Rucker White (planter) and Mary Elizabeth Matthews; m. Lundy Howard Harris (Methodist minister), Feb 8, 1887 (committed suicide 1910); children: 3 (2 of whom died at infancy).
Published letter defending the South's racial views in the Independent (NY, 1899); gained literary recognition with "A Circuit Rider's Wife" published 1st as serial in Saturday Evening Post (1909), then in ook form (1910); published an average of 1 novel per year for almost 2 decades, including Eve's Second Husband (1911), A Circuit Rider's Widow (1916), and The Happy Pilgrimage (1927); wrote a series of articles on women of various European countries (1911) and on conditions behind WWI battle lines (1914) for Saturday Evening Post; received honorary degrees from Oglethorpe University (1921), University of Georgia (1927), and Rollins College (1927); writings include popular romances, largely autobiographical works, and critiques of Methodist Church and Georgia towns.