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Bret Harte, born Francis Brett Hart in Albany, New York, was an American writer, poet, journalist, and typesetter. He began his work period in 1857 and wrote in the English language. His professional activities included work in Krefeld. Harte was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
He died of cancer from natural causes in London on May 5, 1902. His archives are held at the New York Public Library Main Branch. His works are included in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Notable works attributed to him include *Mark Twain's Library of Humor*, *The Presidio of San Francisco*, *Berkeley*, *Mrs. Skagg's husbands*, and *On the frontier*. He is described by sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1836
- Died
- 1902
- Works
- 633
Top works
- Mark Twain's Library of Humor
- The Presidio of San Francisco
- Berkeley
- Mrs. Skagg's husbands
- On the frontier
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Key facts
- Born
- Francis Brett Hart , ( 1836-08-25 ) August 25, 1836, Albany, New York , US
- Died
- May 5, 1902 (1902-05-05) (aged 65), Camberley , England
- Occupation
- Author
- Genre
- Fiction, poetry
- Spouse
- Anna Griswold (m. ca. 1862–1902; his death)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Albany
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- journalism
- Image
- Bret Harte by Napoleon Sarony.jpg
- Work location
- Krefeld
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- Bret Harte
- date of birth
- 1836-01-01
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- Bret Harte
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Bret Harte
- cause of death
- cancer
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1857-00-00
- birth name
- Francis Brett Hart
- name in native language
- Francis Bret Harte
- has works in the collection
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- date of death
- 1902-01-01
- archives at
- New York Public Library Main Branch
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Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Bret Harte, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Francis Brett Hart (August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902), known as Bret Harte (/hɑːrt/ HART), was an American short story writer and poet best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. In a career spanning more than four decades, he also wrote poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches.
Harte moved from California to the eastern U.S. and later to Europe. He incorporated new subjects and characters into his stories, but his Gold Rush tales have been those most often reprinted, adapted, and admired.
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