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Overview"Bret Harte was at the forefront of western American literature, paving the way for other writers, including Mark Twain. For the first time in one volume, The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Writings brings together not only Harte's best-known pieces including ""The Luck of Roaring Camp"" and ""The Outcasts of Poker Flat,"" but also the original transcription of the famous 1882 essay ""The Argonauts of '49"" as well as a selection of his poetry, lesser-known essays, and three of his Condensed Novels-parodies of James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bret Harte , Gary Scharnhorst , Gary ScharnhorstPublisher: Penguin Random House Australia Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.255kg ISBN: 9780140439175ISBN 10: 014043917 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 01 August 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationGary Scharnhorst is editor of American Literary Realism and editor in alternating years of the research annual American Literary Scholarship. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |