Life of Bret Harte (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Published in 1903, this biography was written in the years preceding Hartes 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 Hartes death. Pemberton pens a colorful account of Hartes 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.