作者: Francis Bret Harte

Colorful, vivid stories of the California Gold Rush, the Wild West, and the Mexican War made Bret Harte one of the most popular writers of his time. The Bell-Ringer of Angel’s short story title is …

Excerpt: "Mankind has always loved to tell stories and to listen to them. The most primitive and unlettered peoples and tribes have always shown and still show this universal characteristic. As …

Clásicos de literatura del Oeste para observar la transformación del sueño americano. El sueño pastoral americano se ha transformado en un crudo sueño de poder y riqueza. ¿Cómo ha sucedido? El …

Francis Bret Harte’s ‘The Lost Galleon and Other Tales’ is a collection of short stories that transport readers to the rugged landscapes of the American West in the mid-19th century. Harte’s writing …

Francis Bret Harte’s ‘The Luck of Roaring Camp, and Other Sketches’ is a collection of short stories that vividly depict life in the American West during the Gold Rush era. Harte’s literary style is …

The story by American author Bret Harte is about the birth of a baby boy in a 19th-century gold prospecting camp. The boy’s mother, Cherokee Sal, died at his birth, so the men of Roaring Camp decided …