Author: Bret Harte
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Tales of the Argonauts, and other stories
Stories and Tales: Tales of the Argonauts and other sketches
Tales of the Argonauts and Other Stories
Tales of the Argonauts & Other Stories
Author: Bret Harte
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783941872
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Francis Bret Harte was born on August 25, 1836 in Albany New York. As a young boy Harte developed an early love of books and reading. He first published at the tender age of 11; a satirical poem titled "Autumn Musings." Expecting praise he encountered anything but and was later to write "Such a shock was their ridicule to me that I wonder that I ever wrote another line of verse." By age 13 his formal education was at an end and four years later, in 1853, the family moved to California. Here the young man worked in a variety of capacities; miner, teacher, messenger, and journalist. But it was also here on the West coast that he found the stories and inspiration for the works that would endure his fame across the literary world. He championed the early writings of Mark Twain. He was instrumental in propelling the short story genre forward and brought tales of the Old West and the Gold Rush to a greater audience. At the height of his fame we would entertain staggering monetary offers to write for monthly magazines. His talents extended to poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches. As he moved location initially further east to New York and then through Consular appointments to Europe and finally to settle in England his audience diminished but he continued to experiment, to write and to publish. Bret Harte died of throat cancer on May 5th 1902 and is buried in St Peter's Church in Frimley, Surrey, England. Here we publish another very fine collection of his short stories; 'Tales of the Argonauts ^ Other Stories".
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783941872
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Francis Bret Harte was born on August 25, 1836 in Albany New York. As a young boy Harte developed an early love of books and reading. He first published at the tender age of 11; a satirical poem titled "Autumn Musings." Expecting praise he encountered anything but and was later to write "Such a shock was their ridicule to me that I wonder that I ever wrote another line of verse." By age 13 his formal education was at an end and four years later, in 1853, the family moved to California. Here the young man worked in a variety of capacities; miner, teacher, messenger, and journalist. But it was also here on the West coast that he found the stories and inspiration for the works that would endure his fame across the literary world. He championed the early writings of Mark Twain. He was instrumental in propelling the short story genre forward and brought tales of the Old West and the Gold Rush to a greater audience. At the height of his fame we would entertain staggering monetary offers to write for monthly magazines. His talents extended to poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches. As he moved location initially further east to New York and then through Consular appointments to Europe and finally to settle in England his audience diminished but he continued to experiment, to write and to publish. Bret Harte died of throat cancer on May 5th 1902 and is buried in St Peter's Church in Frimley, Surrey, England. Here we publish another very fine collection of his short stories; 'Tales of the Argonauts ^ Other Stories".
Tales of the Argonauts
Author: Bret Harte
Publisher: New York : P.F. Collier
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Selections from Bret Harte, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.
Publisher: New York : P.F. Collier
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Selections from Bret Harte, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.
Tales of the Argonauts
Tales of the Argonauts and other sketches
Author: Bret Harte
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Tales of the Argonauts
Author: Bret Harte
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781515094487
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
It was nearly two o'clock in the morning. The lights were out in Robinson's Hall, where there had been dancing and revelry; and the moon, riding high, painted the black windows with silver. The cavalcade, that an hour ago had shocked the sedate pines with song and laughter, were all dispersed. One enamoured swain had ridden east, another west, another north, another south; and the object of their adoration, left within her bower at Chemisal Ridge, was calmly going to bed.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781515094487
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
It was nearly two o'clock in the morning. The lights were out in Robinson's Hall, where there had been dancing and revelry; and the moon, riding high, painted the black windows with silver. The cavalcade, that an hour ago had shocked the sedate pines with song and laughter, were all dispersed. One enamoured swain had ridden east, another west, another north, another south; and the object of their adoration, left within her bower at Chemisal Ridge, was calmly going to bed.
Tales of the Argonauts - A Sappho of Green Springs and Other Stories
The Story of the Golden Fleece
Author: Padraic Colum
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486174581
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The adventures of Jason and the Argonauts, with poetic tales of Heracles, Theseus, Perseus, and other legendary characters that enchant audiences of all ages. 40 illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486174581
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The adventures of Jason and the Argonauts, with poetic tales of Heracles, Theseus, Perseus, and other legendary characters that enchant audiences of all ages. 40 illustrations.