The Life of Bret Harte (Barnes & Noble Digital Library‪)‬

Published in 1903, this biography was written in the years preceding Harte’s death. In fact, Harte worked with the author on the book. The two met while Harte was on a lecture tour in England in 1879, and they remained close friends until Harte’s death. Pemberton pens a colorful account of Harte’s varied occupations, experiences, travels, and his life as a writer. With a sampling of anecdotes from Harte himself, The Life of Bret Harte remains a vivid account of a writer who was enormously popular in his day.