PREFACE
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE LIFE OF BRET HARTE
BRET HARTE
CHAPTER I
BRET HARTE’S ANCESTRY
CHAPTER II
BRET HARTE’S BOYHOOD
CHAPTER III
BRET HARTE’S WANDERINGS IN CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER IV
BRET HARTE IN SAN FRANCISCO
CHAPTER V
THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN
CHAPTER VI
PIONEER LIFE
CHAPTER VII
PIONEER LAW AND LAWLESSNESS
CHAPTER VIII
WOMEN AND CHILDREN AMONG THE PIONEERS
CHAPTER IX
FRIENDSHIP AMONG THE PIONEERS
CHAPTER X
GAMBLING IN PIONEER TIMES
CHAPTER XI
OTHER FORMS OF BUSINESS
CHAPTER XII
LITERATURE, JOURNALISM AND RELIGION
CHAPTER XIII
BRET HARTE’S DEPARTURE FROM CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER XIV
BRET HARTE IN THE EAST
CHAPTER XV
BRET HARTE AT CREFELD
CHAPTER XVI
BRET HARTE AT GLASGOW
CHAPTER XVII
BRET HARTE IN LONDON
CHAPTER XVIII
BRET HARTE AS A WRITER OF FICTION
CHAPTER XIX
BRET HARTE AS A POET
CHAPTER XX
BRET HARTE’S PIONEER DIALECT
CHAPTER XXI
BRET HARTE’S STYLE
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