Bret Harte: 420 books

Classic pulp Western from Bret Harte.

In this gripping family drama from Bret Harte, a mother desperate to hide her shame and secure her daughter's well-being creates a legal trust through which she grants joint guardianship to a group of three people. The little girl grows up to be a beautiful and sought-after heiress, but will her fortunes dwindle when the truth about her mother is revealed?

Francis Bret Harte was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.- Wikipedia

Capitalizing on Bret Harte's skyrocketing literary fame, this novel of 1850s California received the largest payment ever made for a single work of fiction up to that time. A dramatic story of a party of pioneers trapped in inclement weather in the California Sierras, Gabriel Conroy will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Francis Bret Harte was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.- Wikipedia

This varied collection of essays, sketches and tales from Bret Harte will charm readers. In "Surprising Adventures of Master Charles Summerton," a five-year-old boy runs away from home and encounters the wider world, and in "Melons," a seven-year-old boy brings a rare treat to his fellow ragamuffins.

This novel from Bret Harte resurrects the beloved character of Whiskey Dick, a plainspoken gent who has an inordinate fondness for the barrooms and saloons of California's mining towns. Although not a genteel character, Dick Hall is a kindhearted man who is eager to help anyone in need.

This book contains several tables of HTML content to make reading easier. The novels are sorted alphabetically by the authors. Content: The Log of a Cowboy by Andy Adams The Bridge of the Gods by Frederic Homer Balch The Lure of the Dim Trails by B.M. Bower Hidden Water by Dane Coolidge The Last of...

When three partners find a fortune in the Gold Rush it invites a lot of unwanted attention, deceit and death! Excerpt: "The sun was going down on the Black Spur Range. The red light it had kindled there was still eating its way along the serried crest, showing through gaps in the ranks of pines,...

Francis Bret Harte was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.- Wikipedia

Francis Bret Harte was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.- Wikipedia

This eclectic collection of stories from American author Bret Harte highlights his skill with characterization and ingenious plot construction. "Unser Karl," an espionage tale set in Germany, has a surprising twist ending. "The Passing of Enriquez" is the final episode in a series of tales recounting...

One of Bret Harte's chief strengths as an author was his ability to focus on the outcasts of society and find a way to make them sympathetic. In this short story, the despised Elijah Martin escapes from a brush with death only to find his whole life transformed.

This fast-paced heist story from Bret Harte immerses readers in the atmosphere of lawlessness that pervaded the Old West -- and the brutality of the vigilante justice that was sometimes meted out. In the aftermath of a brazen robbery, the lines between right and wrong are blurred, and innocent bystanders and townspeople find themselves reacting in ways they would never have predicted.