The City's Voice: Pioneer Prose and Poetry from the Overland Monthly"A collection of essays, poems and short stories published between 1868 and 1875 in The Overland Monthly, California's first successful literary journal. Included is the work of Bret Harte, Mark Twain, Ina Coolbrith, Ambrose Bierce and Joaquin Miller"--Provided by publisher. |
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Contenido
PREFACE | xiii |
In the Sierras by L H Foote | 28 |
In Southern California by Joaquin Miller | 36 |
Fate by F Bret Harte | 42 |
Science by A G Bierce | 52 |
Introduction | 183 |
Plain Language from Truthful James by F Bret Harte | 195 |
The Haunted Valley by A G Bierce | 205 |
The Six Chinese Companies by the Rev A W Loomis | 216 |
LIFE IN THE MODERN WESTERN METROPOLIS | 225 |
Términos y frases comunes
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