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Tales of Trail and Town by Bret Harte

This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com. TALES OF TRAIL AND TOWN by Bret Harte CONTENTS THE ANCESTORS OF PETER ATHERLY TWO AMERICANS THE JUDGMENT OF BOLINAS PLAIN THE STRANGE EXPERIENCE OF ALKALI DICK A NIGHT ON THE DIVIDE THE YOUNGEST PROSPECTOR IN CALAVERAS A TALE OF THREE TRUANTS TALES OF TRAIL AND TOWN

Tales of the Argonauts by Bret Harte

This etext was prepared by Don Lainson TALES OF THE ARGONAUTS by Bret Harte CONTENTS THE ROSE OF TUOLUMNE A PASSAGE IN THE LIFE OF MR. JOHN OAKHURST WAN LEE, THE PAGAN HOW OLD MAN PLUNKETT WENT HOME THE FOOL OF FIVE FORKS BABY SYLVESTER AN EPISODE OF FIDDLETOWN A JERSEY CENTENARIAN THE ROSE OF

Susy, A Story of the Plains by Bret Harte

SUSY, A STORY OF THE PLAINS by Bret Harte From: “ARGONAUT EDITION” OF THE WORKS OF BRET HARTE, VOL. 7 P. F. COLLIER & SON NEW YORK SUSY, A STORY OF THE PLAINS CHAPTER I. Where the San Leandro turnpike stretches its dusty, hot, and interminable length along the valley, at a point where the

Snow-Bound at Eagle’s by Bret Harte

This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com. SNOW-BOUND AT EAGLE’S by Bret Harte SNOW-BOUND AT EAGLE’S CHAPTER I For some moments profound silence and darkness had accompanied a Sierran stage-coach towards the summit. The huge, dim bulk of the vehicle, swaying noiselessly on its straps, glided onward and upward as if obeying some mysterious

Selected Stories by Bret Harte

SELECTED STORIES OF BRET HARTE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT MIGGLES TENNESSEE’S PARTNER THE IDYL OF RED GULCH BROWN OF CALAVERAS HIGH-WATER MARK A LONELY RIDE THE MAN OF NO ACCOUNT MLISS THE RIGHT EYE OF THE COMMANDER NOTES BY FLOOD AND FIELD AN EPISODE OF FIDDLETOWN BARKER’S

Sally Dows by Bret Harte

SALLY DOWS by Bret Harte CONTENTS SALLY DOWS THE CONSPIRACY OF MRS. BUNKER THE TRANSFORMATION OF BUCKEYE CAMP THEIR UNCLE FROM CALIFORNIA SALLY DOWS. PROLOGUE. THE LAST GUN AT SNAKE RIVER. What had been in the cool gray of that summer morning a dewy country lane, marked only by a few wagon tracks that never

Openings in the Old Trail by by Bret Harte

This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com. OPENINGS IN THE OLD TRAIL by Bret Harte CONTENTS OPENINGS IN THE OLD TRAIL I. A MERCURY OF THE FOOT-HILLS II. COLONEL STARBOTTLE FOR THE PLAINTIFF III. THE LANDLORD OF THE BIG FLUME HOTEL IV. A BUCKEYE HOLLOW INHERITANCE V. THE REINCARNATION OF SMITH VI. LANTY FOSTER’S

On the Frontier by Bret Harte

This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com. ON THE FRONTIER by Bret Harte CONTENTS AT THE MISSION OF SAN CARMEL A BLUE GRASS PENELOPE LEFT OUT ON LONE STAR MOUNTAIN AT THE MISSION OF SAN CARMEL PROLOGUE It was noon of the 10th of August, 1838. The monotonous coast line between Monterey and San

New Burlesques by Bret Harte

NEW BURLESQUES by Bret Harte August, 2000 Contains: RUPERT THE RESEMBLER THE STOLEN CIGAR CASE By A. CO–N D–LE GOLLY AND THE CHRISTIAN, OR THE MINX AND THE MANXMAN By H–LL C–NE THE ADVENTURES OF JOHN LONGBOWE, YEOMAN BEING A MODERN-ANTIQUE REALISTIC ROMANCE (COMPILED FROM SEVERAL EMINENT SOURCES) DAN’L BOREM BY E. N–S W–T–T STORIES

Mrs. Skaggs’s Husbands by Bret Harte

This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com. MRS. SKAGGS’S HUSBANDS by Bret Harte CONTENTS MRS. SKAGGS’S HUSBANDS HOW SANTA CLAUS CAME TO SIMPSON’S BAR THE PRINCESS BOB AND HER FRIENDS THE ILIAD OF SANDY BAR MR. THOMPSON’S PRODIGAL THE ROMANCE OR MADRONO HOLLOW THE POET OF SIERRA FLAT THE CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT CAME TO

Mr. Jack Hamlin’s Mediation by Bret Harte

This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com. MR. JACK HAMLIN’S MEDIATION by Bret Harte CONTENTS MR. JACK HAMLIN’S MEDIATION THE MAN AT THE SEMAPHORE AN ESMERALDA OF ROCKY CANYON DICK SPINDLER’S FAMILY CHRISTMAS WHEN THE WATERS WERE UP AT “JULES'” THE BOOM IN THE “CALAVERAS CLARION” THE SECRET OF SOBRIENTE’S WELL LIBERTY JONES’S DISCOVERY