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Norris was influenced by French writer [[Émile Zola]] in his early years. He published his first work, ''Yvernelle: A Legend of Feudal France'', a long narrative [[poem]], in 1892.  

Norris was influenced by French writer [[Émile Zola]] in his early years. He published his first work, ''Yvernelle: A Legend of Feudal France'', a long narrative [[poem]], in 1892.  

His best known novels are: ''McTeague'' (1899), ''The Octopus'' (1901), and ''The Pit'' (1903).<ref>http://www.bookrags.com/biography/benjamin-franklin-norris-jr-dlb/</ref>

His best known novels are: ''McTeague'' (1899), ''The Octopus'' (1901), and ''The Pit'' (1903).<ref>http://www.bookrags.com/biography/benjamin-franklin-norris-jr-dlb/</ref>

He died in [[San Francisco]], [[California]] at the age of 32, after an operation for appendicitis. <ref>http://www.online-literature.com/frank-norris/</ref>

He died in [[San Francisco]], [[California]] at the age of 32, after an operation for appendicitis.<ref>http://www.online-literature.com/frank-norris/</ref>

==References==

==References==

== Sources ==

== Sources ==

American Literature for Christian Schools, Bob Jones University Press, the biography on p. 501

American Literature for Christian Schools, Bob Jones University Press, the biography on p.&nbsp;501

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