Selected Stories of Bret Harte
About this book
The life of Bret Harte divides itself, without adventitious forcing, into four quite distinct parts. First, we have the precocious boyhood, with its eager response to the intellectual stimulation of cultured parents; young Bret Harte assimilated Greek with amazing facility; devoured voraciously the works of Shakespeare, Dickens, Irving, Froissart, Cervantes, Fielding; and, with creditable success, attempted various forms of composition. Then, compelled by economic necessity, he left school at thirteen, and for three years worked first in a lawyer's office, and then in a merchant's counting house.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 109 readers · 306 pages · ≈ 5 h 40 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read Selected Stories of Bret Harte?
About ≈ 5 h 40 m — 306 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Selected Stories of Bret Harte?
306 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Selected Stories of Bret Harte?
It sits on the Westerns, Fiction shelves.
Is Selected Stories of Bret Harte in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Selected Stories of Bret Harte?
Bret Harte (1836–1902).