Project Gutenberg 2000-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 196 Harte, Bret 1836 1902 Harte, Francis Bret Condensed Novels: New Burlesques Rupert the Resembler. By A-th--y H-pe -- The stolen cigar case. By A. Co--n D--le -- Golly and the Christian, or The minx and the Manxman. By H-ll C--ne -- The adventures of John Longbowe, yeoman -- Can'l Borem. By E. N---s W--t---t -- Stories three. By R-dy--d K-pl--ng. For Simla reasons, A private's honor, Jungle folk -- "Zut-Ski." by M-r-e C-r-lli "Condensed Novels: New Burlesques" by Bret Harte is a collection of satirical stories written during the late 19th century. The book features a blend of humor and parody, focusing on societal norms, character tropes, and the absurdities of human nature. The opening portion introduces the character Rudolph of Trulyruralania, an arrogant and self-satisfied individual who enjoys living in the shadow of his more accomplished brother, Lord Burleydon, and reveals his struggles with identity and aspirations of adventure. The beginning of the novel introduces us to Rudolph, who boasts about his attributes to the disdain of his sister-in-law, Rose. As their banter unfolds, it becomes clear that Rudolph is a character full of bravado but lacking in substantive accomplishments. Rose encourages him to take a diplomatic position that could help him escape his mundane existence, and after some reluctance, Rudolph decides to take a holiday in Trulyruralania. This sets the stage for further comedic misadventures involving mistaken identities and royal intrigues, highlighting the whimsical, light-hearted nature of Harte's storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Parodies Burlesques Short stories, American PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 214878 2025-07-01T12:22:48.931916 text/html 207251 2020-12-31T16:42:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 81402 2020-12-31T16:42:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163668 2025-07-01T12:22:55.189394 application/epub+zip 164866 2025-07-01T12:22:51.867886 application/epub+zip 145926 2025-07-01T12:22:50.778912 application/epub+zip 337513 2025-07-01T12:22:57.688392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326623 2025-07-01T12:22:54.501327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259614 2022-09-01T14:19:29.531846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194657 2025-07-01T12:22:48.449859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194490 2020-12-31T16:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79391 2020-12-31T16:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18939 2025-07-01T12:22:57.807301 application/rdf+xml 16698 2025-07-01T12:22:51.265865 image/jpeg 3958 2025-07-01T12:22:51.021846 image/jpeg 160488 2025-07-01T12:22:48.948893 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia