Bret Harte

Bret Harte was an American author and poet, born on August 25, 1836, in Albany, New York. He was the son of a teacher and an author, and his family moved to California when he was a child. Harte attended school in California and later worked as a teacher, a miner, and a journalist. Harte's literary career began in the 1850s when he started writing for newspapers and magazines. He became the editor of the "Overland Monthly" in 1868, where he published some of his most famous works. His stories and poems often depicted life in the American West, and he was known for his use of local dialects and vivid descriptions of the landscape. One of Harte's most famous works is "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," a short story published in 1869. The story tells the tale of a group of outcasts who are banished from their town and forced to survive in the wilderness. The story was a critical and commercial success and helped establish Harte as a major literary figure. Another notable work by Harte is "The Luck of Roaring Camp," a