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A wonderful collection of tales by Bret Harte, including The Luck of the Roaring Camp, first published in the August 1868 issue of the Overland Monthly and which helped push Harte to international prominence. The story is about the birth of a baby boy in a 19th century gold prospecting... Read Full Overview

In 1868, Bret Harte published "The Luck of Roaring Camp" in the Overland Monthly, a new publication from San Francisco of which Harte himself was the first editor. Intended to be a competitor to the well-established Atlantic Monthly, the Overland Monthly was... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales by Brett Harte

Bret Harte's fantastic short stories provided loving portraits of individuals on the margins of American society. In this collection, he delves into the world of those who saw an opportunity in the goldrush and mined California. This work is considered the definitive fictional... Read Full Overview

It was toward the close of a bright October day. The last rays of the setting sun were reflected from one of those sylvan lakes peculiar to the Sierras of California. On the right the curling smoke of an Indian village rose between the columns of the lofty pines, while to the... Read Full Overview

The opportunity here offered [Footnote: By the appearance in England several years ago of an edition of the author's writings as then collected.] to give some account of the genesis of these Californian sketches, and the conditions under which they were conceived, is peculiarly... Read Full Overview

"The Luck of Roaring Camp" is about the birth of a baby boy in a 19th-century gold prospecting camp. The boy's mother, Cherokee Sal, dies in childbirth, so the men of Roaring Camp must raise it themselves. Believing the child to be a good luck charm, the miners christen the boy... Read Full Overview

A wonderful collection of tales by Bret Harte, including The Luck of the Roaring Camp, first published in the August 1868 issue of the Overland Monthly and which helped push Harte to international prominence. The story is about the birth of a baby boy in a 19th century gold prospecting... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

"The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales" showcases Bret Harte's most celebrated short fiction, capturing the spirit and drama of the American West. These stories, filled with colorful characters and vivid landscapes, offer a glimpse into the gold rush era and the lives of... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is a collection of short stories written by Bret Harte and originally published in 1896. The book features a variety of stories, including condensed novels, Spanish and American legends, and earlier papers. The title story, The Luck of... Read Full Overview

"The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales" from Bret Harte. American author and poet (1836-1902).