Tales of the Argonauts by Bret Harte
"Tales of the Argonauts" by Bret Harte is a collection of short stories published in 1875. Set during California's 1849 gold rush and its aftermath, these tales capture a world where adventurers from across the globe lived free from conventional society's restraints. Harte's stories reveal essential truths about human nature, finding goodness even in the lowest characters. Through humor and pathos, he portrays a primitive frontier society he witnessed firsthand as a
boy, transforming raw experience into enduring literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Harte, Bret, 1836-1902 |
|---|---|
| Title | Tales of the Argonauts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tales_of_the_Argonauts |
| 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. |
| Credits | Produced by Don Lainson; David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Western stories |
| Subject | American fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2886 |
| Release Date | May 30, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 313 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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