HARTE, BRET

HARTE, BRET
   American humourist, born at Albany, New York; went to California at 15; tried various occupations, mining, school-mastering, printing, and literary sketching, when he got on the staff of a newspaper, and became eventually first editor of the Overland Monthly, in the columns of which he established his reputation as a humourist by the publication of the "Heathen Chinee" and other humorous productions, such as "The Luck of Roaring Camp"; he wields a prolific pen, and all he writes is of his own original coinage; b. 1839.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Harte, Bret — orig. Francis Brett Harte (25 ago. 1836, Albany, N.Y., EE.UU.–5 may. 1902, Londres, Inglaterra). Escritor estadounidense. Experimentó brevemente la vida de los campamentos mineros de California antes de ser editor de periódicos y escritor. Sus… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Harte, Bret — orig. Francis Brett Harte born Aug. 25, 1836, Albany, N.Y., U.S. died May 5, 1902, London, Eng. U.S. writer. He briefly experienced camp life in California mining country before becoming a newspaper and periodical editor and writer. His works,… …   Universalium

  • Harte, Bret —  (1836–1902) American writer and editor; born Francis Brett Harte …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Bret Harte — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bret Harte Francis Bret Harte (25 de agosto de 1836–6 de mayo de 1902) fue un escritor estadounidense, famoso como poeta y sobre todo por sus crónicas y relatos sobre la vida del pionero en California, perteneciente… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Bret Harte — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Harte. Bret Harte Bret Harte (25 août 1836 – 6 mai  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bret Harte — (August 25, 1836 [Some sources say he was born in 1837. Even his gravestone has the wrong year 1837.] ndash; May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California. Life and careerHe was… …   Wikipedia

  • Bret Harte — Francis Bret Harte (* 25. August 1836 in Albany, New York; † 5. Mai 1902 in Camberley, Großbritannien) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Inhalts …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bret Harte Middle School — is the name of four middle schools in California, United States: * Bret Harte Middle School (San Jose, California) * Bret Harte Middle School (Oakland, California) * Bret Harte Middle School (Hayward, California) * Bret Harte Preparatory Middle… …   Wikipedia

  • Bret Harte — Bret Harte, CA U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 5161 Housing Units (2000): 1250 Land area (2000): 0.562000 sq. miles (1.455573 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000):… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Bret Harte, CA — U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 5161 Housing Units (2000): 1250 Land area (2000): 0.562000 sq. miles (1.455573 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.562000 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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