Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 1369 Harte, Bret 1836 1902 Harte, Francis Bret The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers General introduction -- The luck of Roaring Camp and other sketches: The luck of Roaring camp. The outcasts of Poker Flat. Miggles. Tennessee's partner. The idyl of Red Gulch. Brown of Calaveras -- Condensed novels: Muck-a-Muck: a modern Indian novel. Selina Sedilla. The ninety-nine guardsmen. Miss Mix. Mr. Midshipman Breezy: a naval officer. Guy Heavystone, or "Entire": a muscular novel. John Jenkins, or, the smoker reformed. Fantine; after the French of Victor Hugo. "La femme"; after the French of M. Michelet. The dweller of the threshold. N N.: being a novel in the French paragraphic style. No title. Handsome is as handsome does. Lothaw, or, the adventures of a young gentleman in search of a religion. The haunted man: a Christmas story. Terence Denville. Mary McGillup. The hoodlum band; or, the boy chief, the infant politician, and the pirate prodigy -- Earlier sketches: M'liss: an idyl of Red Mountain. High-water mark. A lonely ride. The man of no account. Notes by flood and field. Waiting for the ship: a Fort Point idyl. A night at Wingdam -- Spanish and American legends: The legend of Monte del Diablo. The right eye of the commander. The legend of Devil's Point. The adventure of Padre Vicentio: a legend of San Francisco. The devil and the broker: a mediaeval legend. The ogress of silver land, or the diverting history of Prince Badfellah and Prince Bulleboye. The Christmas gift that came to Rupert: a story for little soldiers. Skip Doughty, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger Revised by Richard Tonsing. "The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales" by Bret Harte is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century that provide a glimpse into life during the California Gold Rush. The tales blend humor and poignancy, showcasing colorful characters and the unique societal dynamics of the rugged frontier. Notably, the title story focuses on how a group of rough men in a mining camp experiences transformation through the birth of an infant, which becomes a symbol of hope and redemption. At the start of the book, the narrative introduces Roaring Camp, a male-dominated and notoriously rowdy settlement, where a woman named Cherokee Sal faces great tribulation as she gives birth. The men, initially indifferent or dismissive, begin to rally around her in anticipation of the child's arrival. After Sal's demise, the camp collectively adopts the orphaned baby, whom they name Tommy Luck, believing he brings them fortune. As the story develops, the presence of the infant inspires a gradual reformation of the men’s previously reckless behaviors, indicating a journey toward redemption and the potential for change in a place defined by chaos and moral ambiguity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Western stories Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 942688 2025-06-03T08:02:52.934383 text/html 957328 2022-08-28T19:35:12 text/html 654019 2025-06-03T08:03:04.569339 application/epub+zip 656273 2025-06-03T08:02:54.886340 application/epub+zip 490406 2025-06-03T08:02:53.870336 application/epub+zip 971928 2025-06-03T08:03:12.010251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 918147 2025-06-03T08:03:03.639295 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720801 2022-09-03T11:33:32.327580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 801351 2025-06-03T08:02:50.937349 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 801341 2022-08-28T20:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20593 2025-06-03T08:03:12.271267 application/rdf+xml 9818 2025-06-03T08:02:54.147363 image/jpeg 2249 2025-06-03T08:02:54.010380 image/jpeg 314758 2022-08-28T20:20:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 654705 2022-08-28T19:43:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 686612 2025-06-03T08:02:53.014391 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