Download or read book Selected Stories and Sketches written by Bret Harte and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BL The first critical edition for thirty years Inventor of California as a literary subject, Bret Harte made pioneering contributions to the development of the short-story form in America, and inspired countless imitators. This edition includes Harte's best work. It contains the complete text of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches, as well as some powerful stories, and two autobiographical sketches that have long been out of print.