Selected Stories and Sketches

* The first critical edition for thirty yearsInventor 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.