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    7 best short stories by Bret Harte

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    Bret Harte was the first American writer from the West Coast to gain an international reputation. He was instrumental in introducing frontier literature to eastern audiences. His stories established many of the basic characteristics of the western genre: rough, sarcastic humor, rustic dialect, and character types such as good-natured gamblers, greedy bankers, and prostitutes with hearts of gold.

    We selected seven short stories from this author so that you can know and appreciate his work:

    The Luck of Roaring Camp
    The Outcasts of Poker Flat
    Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff
    A Convert of the Mission
    A Widow of the Santa Ana Valley
    A Yellow Dog
    Melons
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTacet Books
    Release dateFeb 27, 2019
    ISBN9788577770861
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    7 best short stories by Bret Harte
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    Bret Harte

    Bret Harte (1836–1902) was an author and poet known for his romantic depictions of the American West and the California gold rush. Born in New York, Harte moved to California when he was seventeen and worked as a miner, messenger, and journalist. In 1868 he became editor of the Overland Monthly, a literary journal in which he published his most famous work, “The Luck of Roaring Camp.” In 1871 Harte returned east to further his writing career. He spent his later years as an American diplomat in Germany and Britain.

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