Sally Dows and A Phyllis of the Sierras - Bret Harte - Bog

Sally Dows and A Phyllis of the Sierras is a collection of two novellas written by Bret Harte. The first novella, Sally Dows, is a story about a beautiful and mysterious woman named Sally Dows who arrives in a small town in California in the 1850s. The townspeople are immediately intrigued by her, and she quickly becomes the center of attention. However, Sally has a secret that she is desperate to keep hidden, and as the townspeople begin to uncover the truth about her past, they are forced to confront their own prejudices and biases.The second novella, A Phyllis of the Sierras, is a love story set in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The main character, a young man named Dick Boyle, falls in love with a beautiful and independent woman named Phyllis. However, their romance is complicated by the fact that Phyllis is already engaged to another man. As Dick tries to win Phyllis's heart, he must also navigate the rugged terrain of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and confront the dangers and challenges that come with living in such a remote and wild place.Both novellas in Sally Dows and A Phyllis of the Sierras are classic examples of Bret Harte's unique style of writing, which combines elements of romance, adventure, and social commentary. Through his vivid descriptions of the California landscape and his complex and nuanced characters, Harte creates a world that is both familiar and exotic, and that speaks to the universal themes of love, loss, and redemption.1893. Two books in one. Bret Harte's witty, sometimes heart-rending tales of frontier California, earned him acclaim during the 1860s as the new prophet of American letters. His books, The Luck of Roaring Camp, The Outcasts of Poker Flat and M'liss, helped establish the foundations of western American fiction. The first book contains: Sally Dows; The Conspiracy of Mrs. Bunker; The Transformation of Buckeye Camp; and Their Uncle from California. The second: A Phyllis of the Sierras; and A Drift from Redwood Camp. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.