Educated at City College of New York and Harvard Divinity School, Harland worked as a clerk for the office of the surrogate of New York until 1886 wherafter he dedicated his time to literary pursuits. He adopted the pseudonym of Sidney Luska and produced a number of novels about Jewish immigrants to the USA. In 1889, he moved to Paris and the following year settled in London. There he began writing under his own name and in 1894 founded the influential quarterly journal, The Yellow Book. He acted as editor for the journal until 1897. His first true commercial success came with The Cardinal's Snuff-box in 1900. Always in frail health, Harland died while visiting Italy when he was only 44. His other works include As It Was Written (1885), Mrs Peixada (1886), The Yoke of the Torah (1887), A Land of Love (1887), Mademoiselle Miss (1893), Grey Roses (1895), Comedies and Errors (1898), The Lady Paramount (1902) and My Friend Prospero (1903). |
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