Charles Frederick Briggs (30 December 1804-20 June 1877), New York novelist and editor, was born in Siasconset, Nantucket. Like many Americans who chose to come to the metropolis in early adulthood, h...
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Charles Frederick Briggs--novelist, satirist, realist, critic, and journalist--wrote four novels set in New York City and at sea. He wrote three of them--The Adventures of Harry Franco, A Tale of the ...
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Charles Frederick Briggs