Bret Harte

Francis Bret Harte (* 25. August 1836 in Albany, New York; † 5. Mai 1902 in Camberley, Großbritannien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller.

Poems (7)

Dickens in Camp

Above the pines the moon was slowly drifting, / The river sang below; …
Dow’s Flat

1856 / DOW’S Flat. That ’s its name. …
Her Letter

I ’m sitting alone by the fire, / Dressed just as I came from the dance, …
Plain Language from Truthful James

Popularly Known as “The Heathen Chinee” / WHICH I wish to remark— …
Ramon

Refugio Mine, Northern Mexico / DRUNK and senseless in his place, …
To the Pliocene Skull

A Geological Address / “A human skull has been found in California, in the pliocene formation. This skull is the remnant, not only of the earliest pioneer of this State, but the oldest known human …
What the Bullet sang

O JOY of creation, / To be! …