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Urban Sketches
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A collection of short prose sketches by nineteenth-century American author Bret Harte, portraying scenes of urban life. It will interest readers of classic American literature and those drawn to observations of city society.
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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