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Selected Stories of Bret Harte
The stories are set against the backdrop of the American West, exploring themes of human nature, morality, and the humor found in hardship, with characters that reflect the diverse and often rough-and-tumble life of the frontier.
"Selected Stories of Bret Harte" by Bret Harte is a collection of short stories. The stories are set against the backdrop of the American West, exploring themes of human nature, morality, and the humor found in hardship, with characters that reflect the diverse and often rough-and-tumble life of the frontier.
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There was commotion in Roaring Camp. It could not have been a fight, for in 1850 that was not novel enough to have called together the entire settlement. The ditches and claims were not only deserted, but “Tuttle's grocery” had contributed its gamblers, who, it will be remembered, calmly continued their game the day that French Pete and Kanaka Joe shot each other to death over the bar in the front room. The whole camp was collected before a rude cabin on the outer edge of the clearing. Conversation was carried on in a low tone, but the name of a woman was frequently repeated. It was a name familiar enough in the camp,—“Cherokee Sal.”
Contents
- 01Introduction
- 02The Luck of Roaring Camp
- 03The Outcasts of Poker Flat
- 04Miggles
- 05Tennessee's Partner
- 06The Idyl of Red Gulch
- 07Brown of Calaveras
- 08High-Water Mark
- 09A Lonely Ride
- 10The Man of No Account
- 11Mliss
- 12Chapter I
- 13Chapter II
- 14Chapter III
- 15Chapter IV
- 16The Right Eye of the Commander
- 17Notes by Flood and Field
- 18Part I—In the Field
- 19Part II—In the Flood
- 20An Episode of Fiddletown
- 21Barker's Luck
- 22A Yellow Dog
- 23A Mother of Five
- 24Bulger's Reputation
- 25In the Tules
- 26A Convert of the Mission
- 27The Indiscretion of Elsbeth
- 28The Devotion of Enriquez
About this edition
- Author
- Bret Harte
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 331 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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