Bret Harte

A Phyllis of the Sierras

Romantic tale of a young woman living in the Sierra Nevada mountains

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Bret Harte
Bret Harte

Bret Harte pioneered the literature of the American West with his colorful tales of California Gold Rush miners, gamblers, and outlaws. His sentimental yet vivid stories made him internationally famous in the 1870s.

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