Bret Harte 
Flip 
A California Romance

This romance novel from Bret Harte, who wrote extensively about nineteenth-century California, was initially rejected by publishers for what was regarded as risque descriptions of intimate encounters. The story follows Flip Fairley, a tomboy who has been raised in rough circumstances in the mountains of California. When she comes of age, Flip finds herself besieged by suitors. Can she reconcile herself to a life of domestic tranquility?