NORRIS, Frank The Pit New York: Doubleday, Page, 1903. Price: $175.00 Hardcover. First edition. Very good with a slightly cocked spine, light wear along the spine and at the corners. Item #301540 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image Frank Norris birth name: Benjamin Franklin Norris born: 3/5/1870 died: 10/25/1902 nationality: USA View Reference Info Biography Novelist and short-story writer who was the first important American author to embrace naturalism. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore