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A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's, and Other Stories
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This collection of short stories by Bret Harte is set in the American West and includes the title tale featuring his recurring gambler character, Jack Hamlin. It suits readers interested in frontier fiction and nineteenth-century American short stories.
Bret Harte
Francis Brett Hart, known as Bret Harte, was an American short story writer and poet best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. In a career spanning more than four decades, he also wrote poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches.
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