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7 best short stories by Bret Harte

Author : Bret Harte

Publisher : Tacet Books

Page : 131 pages

File Size : 38,76 MB

Release : 2020-05-14

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 3967994422

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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 CampThe Outcasts of Poker Flat Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff A Convert of the MissionA Widow of the Santa Ana Valley A Yellow DogMelons





The Outcasts of Poker Flat

Author : Bret Harte

Publisher : Dramatic Publishing

Page : 68 pages

File Size : 44,69 MB

Release : 1902

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ISBN : 9780871295477

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Bret Harte

Author : Axel Nissen

Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi

Page : 366 pages

File Size : 22,61 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Authors, American

ISBN : 9781617033599

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Miggles

Author : Bret Harte

Publisher :

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 50,30 MB

Release : 1899

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Selected Stories of Bret Harte

Author : Bret Harte

Publisher : Good Press

Page : 315 pages

File Size : 26,3 MB

Release : 2019-11-19

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Harte was a master storyteller best known for his short stories featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. Harte moved from New York to California after working for a while in a lawyer's office and then in a merchant's counting house.



How Santa Claus Came To Simpson's Bar

Author : Bret Harte

Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag

Page : 23 pages

File Size : 21,23 MB

Release : 2015

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 3849647056

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How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar, is universally conceded to rank among Bret Harte's best tales.



7 Best Short Stories by Bret Harte

Author : Bret Harte

Publisher : Tacet Books

Page : 130 pages

File Size : 16,61 MB

Release : 2019-02-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 8577770869

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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





Tennessee's Partner

Author : Bret Harte

Publisher : Good Press

Page : 25 pages

File Size : 46,56 MB

Release : 2019-12-09

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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"Tennessee's Partner" by Bret Harte is set in Sandy Bar, an Old West town, and focuses on two men, nicknamed "Tennessee" and "Tennessee's Partner." While Tennessee is a reckless gambler, his partner is humorless and practical. Despite their disparate personalities, they share a strong friendship that did not fail even when Tennessee was responsible for his partner's bride estranging him. When Tennessee blatantly tries to steal from a stranger, he is arrested and put on trial. Tennessee's Partner tries to stick up for his friend, saying that he might not agree with everything Tennessee does, but he still supports him.