Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    An Episode of Fiddletown
    An Episode of Fiddletown
    An Episode of Fiddletown
    Ebook59 pages56 minutes

    An Episode of Fiddletown

    By Bret Harte

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Fiddletown is a small settlement in California, near the coast and principally engaged in supplying the needs of the mining community. The story is about a woman who has lived in the town for some while and who is considered (by the gentlemen at least) to be a great beauty. She appears to be having some kind of liaison with a certain Colonel Starbottle and the description of a clandestine meeting is given near the beginning of the novel.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 8, 2020
    ISBN4064066401771
    An Episode of Fiddletown
    Author

    Bret Harte

    Bret Harte (1836–1902) was an author and poet known for his romantic depictions of the American West and the California gold rush. Born in New York, Harte moved to California when he was seventeen and worked as a miner, messenger, and journalist. In 1868 he became editor of the Overland Monthly, a literary journal in which he published his most famous work, “The Luck of Roaring Camp.” In 1871 Harte returned east to further his writing career. He spent his later years as an American diplomat in Germany and Britain.

    Read more from Bret Harte

    Related to An Episode of Fiddletown

    Related ebooks

    Art For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The William Trevor Reader: “The Bedroom Eyes of Mrs. Vansittart”

      Nov 3, 2022

      This story shows an author at the height of his powers, trying something he hasn't done before. The post The William Trevor Reader: “The Bedroom Eyes of Mrs. Vansittart” appeared first on The Millions.

      3 min read

    • Article

      The William Trevor Reader: “A Trinity”

      Jun 20, 2023

      It is a long-held position of mine that it’s nearly impossible for a completely humorless writer to be good. The post The William Trevor Reader: “A Trinity” appeared first on The Millions.

      3 min read

    • Article

      Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose

      May 4, 2022

      Headline £20 In February 1485, Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, wrote a letter to the Duke of Norfolk. Elizabeth had, along with her brothers and her mother, been dispossessed and dishonoured by her uncle, Richard. He had declared his brothe

      3 min read

    • Article

      Grace Period

      Jun 9, 2022

      Grace Period
      9 min read

    • Article

      Shelf Life

      Dec 2, 2021

      Shelf Life
      4 min read

    • Article

      The William Trevor Reader: “Cocktails at Doney’s”

      Apr 18, 2023

      It is no longer possible to write fiction about impotence, a great and storied subject. The post The William Trevor Reader: “Cocktails at Doney’s” appeared first on The Millions.

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Misunderstood Queen

      Aug 3, 2022

      The Misunderstood Queen
      5 min read

    • Article

      What Larks With Larkin!

      Jul 27, 2022

      What Larks With Larkin!
      4 min read

    • Article

      Books

      Feb 19, 2021

      At a local newspaper in South East London in 1957, journalist Jean Swinney receives a curious letter written to the editor. Gretchen Tilbury – abeautiful, well-to-do woman – claims her 10-year-old daughter is the product of a virgin birth. Gretchen h

      5 min read

    • Article

      Four Of A Kind

      May 3, 2023

      Four Of A Kind
      4 min read

    • Article

      Richard Osborne

      Jun 1, 2022

      Richard Osborne
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Wisdom Of Voltaire

      Sep 7, 2022

      YEARS ago, in a happy London interlude, we lived in Covent Garden, above Rules. Over the pavement opposite, fixed to the brickwork at the back of the Vaudeville Theatre, a plaque stated that Voltaire had lived in Maiden Lane. It was 1728, and he was

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Gay Duchess

      Jun 28, 2023

      Blue Eyes and a Wild Spirit: A Life of Dorothy Wellesley By Jane Wellesley Sandstone Press £30 The story of the Royal Family – George VI, the Little Princesses and Queen Elizabeth – all having the giggles when listening to T S Eliot read from The Was

      3 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Jan 26, 2023

      CONTACT US BY POST: PO BOX 1200, WHITSTABLE CT1 9RH, OR E-MAIL SIEVEKING@FORTEANTIMES.COM PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS “In search of British Bigfeet” [FT425:30-36] mentions the wode-wose (the wild man of the woods). The article says tha

      9 min read

    • Article

      Secret Sex Lives In Victorian England

      Jan 26, 2023

      NEW YEAR, NEW LIFE. As we march under cover of bravado into 2023, the first piece of good news is an impressive debut novel whose achievement largely matches its ambition. The New Life by Tom Crewe, an editor at the London Review of Books, is a story

      6 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Oct 8, 2020

      Thank you for making my life more joyful month after month. I can’t tell you how important to me the Fortean Times is. Kevin Hope By email Regarding Matt Salusbury’s Forum article on sunken bells [FT396:54-55], there is more to the bells of Aberdyfi

      14 min read

    • Article

      Notes From The Isles

      Apr 14, 2023

      Yet again nemesis has smothered my hubris. Having boasted of my expertise in getting the car up our steep, icy track, I awoke to find myself snowed in, near the top of a glacier, totally cut off from all traffic. A nephew and his wife, who were comin

      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for An Episode of Fiddletown

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      An Episode of Fiddletown - Bret Harte

      Acbook_preview_excerpt.htmlmX|O.+Hl#9+Vtc)P!G$gֿy5W 5-u cĪn3ͯOO?gW^P$exti޻eܗGd"Kb{V>ͷjW 96O(A$)e\DL^ ,sE q jB҅;]89[ɃxqA;h.? 4Xɬc+QxƖy3 ܉Vȃ)f~.DsT8ѥf r]SKjOiR ]Ok޼| \{IL)~p𫴲N6,i0w.apkp.N=yapǘz4{S ZFi D KHK˵2Nr;?:: VRrBsZ谺'򻭴:h"[H=:J(f0ॴV'A)2͢nQkSw8fsˬ+Q!&8qY?Ħ=Vڪs°eGĀ>!JpVtL %š>Rtʦ;HY:lsN%fN$@MvWmvj(e'[#E NJ|V(7\K"@LVL&UVkm92]̚׏-&w(pYaB'}iR& e;5R]"$QDm+bunAmD9kkhA5#+zCtLee&=9 ]Q M]ZKm%m^g>D2ڥQU+OAzLlӤq%0'Nq:Zr٦{NpEyZ mڎMr 3j |jWsnSxg;  )ޣdVDۑmk)fS^,*)) GȒ6$we&e 2rW|)DƑ\/Z]Xj6bFEalUftHM^Yƪ.vmЖԓ,a *:d ]^?°Sūy`hgWZwRNԡ>x u++BHPF:*tL+4!9YNͼWSn˓(F $ȷFuL2zQϦц֟.y}˭^p뼝!a cGlu‡u6EdSY +";WV%ˁ#GsVL#z9x c*y \\s4OΆv,sG)C|`V\ßN޷\F9 ZڻT~x 7%k
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1