Tales of the Argonauts
Fiction

Tales of the Argonauts

by Bret Harte

"Tales of the Argonauts" by Bret Harte is a collection of short stories published in 1875. Set during California's 1849 gold rush and its aftermath, these tales capture a world where adventurers from across the globe lived free from conventional society's restraints. Harte's stories reveal essential truths about human nature, finding goodness even in the lowest characters. Through humor and pathos, he portrays a primitive frontier society he witnessed firsthand as a boy, transforming raw experience into enduring literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Originally issued 2006-05-30. Transcribed by Produced by Don Lainson; David Widger. This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2886).
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Tales of the Argonauts

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