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IN A HOLLOW OF THE HILLS (A Californian Western Classic): From the Renowned Author of The Luck of Roaring Camp, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, The Tales
Bret Harte
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IN A HOLLOW OF THE HILLS (A Californian Western Classic): From the Renowned Author of The Luck of Roaring Camp, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, The Tales - Harte, Bret
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Synopsis "IN A HOLLOW OF THE HILLS (A Californian Western Classic): From the Renowned Author of The Luck of Roaring Camp, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, The Tales"
Excerpt: "It was very dark, and the wind was increasing. The last gust had been preceded by an ominous roaring down the whole mountain-side, which continued for some time after the trees in the little valley had lapsed into silence. The air was filled with a faint, cool, sodden odor, as of stirred forest depths. In those intervals of silence the darkness seemed to increase in proportion and grow almost palpable. Yet out of this sightless and soundless void now came the tinkle of a spur's rowels, the dry crackling of saddle leathers, and the muffled plunge of a hoof in the thick carpet of dust and desiccated leaves..." Bret Harte was an American short story writer and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. In a career spanning more than four decades, he wrote poetry, fiction, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches in addition to fiction. As he moved from California to the eastern U.S. to Europe, he incorporated new subjects and characters into his stories, but his Gold Rush tales have been most often reprinted, adapted, and admired.
