The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Short Stories

author: Bret Harte
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1882
rating: 3
read at: 2019/12/12
date added: 2019/12/12
shelves: classics
review:
'The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories' by Bret Harte is a series of stories all set in the Wild West of California during the 1800s.

The title story is one I was familiar with from reading assignments in school. A gruff group of prospectors finds a baby in their midst and names it Luck. Other stories in the collection include stories of rescues and ingenues.

I liked this collection, but it does lean toward the melodramatic and melancholic. I found the stories interesting reads as historic specimens, and I'm glad I read the collection, but I'm not sure it holds up to modern readers.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Dover Publications and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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