"California Sketches / Bocetos Californianos" contains ten of Bret Harte's short stories, in the original English and their Spanish translation. Reading this volume is an enjoyable way to help English speakers learn Spanish (and vice versa). The stories contained herein are: THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP (La suerte de Campo Rodrigo) THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT (Los Desterrados de Poker Flat) TENNESSEE'S PARTNER (El socio de Tennessee) THE IDYL OF RED GULCH (El Idilio de Red-Gulch) BROWN OF CALAVERAS (Moreno de Calaveras) MLISS (Melisa) AN EPISODE OF FIDDLETOWN (Carolina--Episodio de Fiddletown) WAN LEE, THE PAGAN (De-Hinchu, el idolatra) A NIGHT AT WINGDAM (Una Noche en Wingdam) MR. THOMPSON'S PRODIGAL (El Hijo prodigo del senor Tomas)"