Francis Bret Harte (1836 - 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. In a career spanning more than four decades, he wrote poetry, fiction, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches in addition to fiction. As he moved from California to the eastern U.S. to Europe, he incorporated new subjects and characters into his stories, but his Gold Rush tales have been most often reprinted, adapted, and admired. In this book: A Waif of the Plains Brown of Calaveras By Shore and Sedge Clarence Devil's Ford Drift from Two Shores Selected Stories The luck of Roaring Camp The outcasts of Poker flat Miggles Tennessee's partner The idyl of Red Gulch Brown of calaveras High-water mark A lonely ride The man of no account Mliss The right eye of the Commander Notes by flood and field An episode of Fiddletown Barker's luck A yellow dog A mother of five Bulger's reputation In the tules A convert of the mission The indiscretion of Elsbeth The devotion of Enriquez The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales A knight-errant of the Foothills. A secret of Telegraph Hill Captain Jim's friend. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's and Other Stories Johnnyboy. Young Robin Gray. The sheriff of Siskyou. A rose of Glenbogie. The mystery of the Hacienda. Chu chu. My first book.