Bret Harte

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Bret Harte was a 19th-century American author and poet best known for his short stories depicting life in the California Gold Rush.

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Bret Harte canonical 25
Francis Bret Harte 2
Bret Harte's Western stories 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American author
human
journalist
poet
short story writer
writer
burialPlace Frimley, Surrey, England
linked to: Frimley
causeOfDeath throat cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1836-08-25
dateOfDeath 1902-05-05
educatedAt Albany Academy
employer Overland Monthly
ethnicGroup Jewish descent on mother’s side
familyName Harte
fullName Francis Bret Harte
linked to: Bret Harte
genre Western fiction
poetry
short story
givenName Bret
Francis
hasChild Francis Harte
Jessie Harte
influenced American Western literature
Mark Twain
knownFor depicting life in the California Gold Rush
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Realism
notableWork Gabriel Conroy
Mrs. Skaggs’s Husbands
Plain Language from Truthful James
Tennessee’s Partner
The Luck of Roaring Camp
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
occupation author
journalist
poet
short story writer
period 19th century
placeOfBirth Albany, New York
linked to: Albany
placeOfDeath Camberley, Surrey, England
linked to: Camberley
positionHeld editor of Overland Monthly
religion Unitarianism
residence California
England
sexOrGender male
spouse Anna Griswold Harte
workLocation California
San Francisco, California

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Twain Harte namedAfter Bret Harte
Alta California publishedWorkBy Bret Harte
subject linked to: Alta California (newspaper)
Bret Harte fullName Francis Bret Harte
linked to: Bret Harte
James R. Osgood publishedAuthor Bret Harte
The Galaxy notableContributor Bret Harte
The Galaxy hasContributor Bret Harte
subject linked to: The Galaxy magazine
Francis Bret Harte fullName Francis Bret Harte
subject linked to: Francis
linked to: Bret Harte
Francis Bret Harte alsoKnownAs Bret Harte
subject linked to: Francis
Bret hasNotableBearer Bret Harte
Harte hasNotableBearer Bret Harte
The Luck of Roaring Camp author Bret Harte
The Luck of Roaring Camp isPartOf Bret Harte's Western stories
linked to: Bret Harte
Tennessee’s Partner author Bret Harte
Overland Monthly notableEditor Bret Harte
Anna Griswold Harte spouse Bret Harte
Anna Griswold Harte relative Bret Harte
Francis Harte childOf Bret Harte
Gabriel Conroy author Bret Harte
Mrs. Skaggs’s Husbands author Bret Harte
Jessie Harte father Bret Harte
Jessie Harte associatedWith Bret Harte