Description:
This collection features a selection of classic short stories and poems by legendary Western authors Stephen Crane, Bret Harte, and Jack London.
Stephen Crane
"The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" read by William Windom"The Black Riders" (poem) read by Stefan Rudnicki"The Five White Mice" read by Arte Johnson"The Blue Hotel" read by Stefan Rudnicki"His New Mittens" read by Robert Forster"A Newspaper..." (poem) read by Stefan Rudnicki"The Little Regiment" read by Stephen HoyeBret Harte
"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" read by William Windom"Mary's Album" (poem) read by Stefan Rudnicki"Brown of Calaveras" read by Stephen Hoye"The Society upon the Stanislaw" (poem) read by Stefan Rudnicki"Tennessee's Partner" read by Robert Forster"The Luck of Roaring Camp" read by Stefan Rudnicki"The Pony Express" (poem) read by Stefan Rudnicki"The Idyl of Red Gulch" read by Rex Linn"Lines to a Portrait" (poem) read by Stefan Rudnicki"How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar" read by William WindomJack London
"That Spot" read by Arte Johnson"War" read by David Birney"Moon-Face" read by William Windom"To Build a Fire" read by Stefan RudnickiBrief description:
Bret Harte (1836-1902) was born in Albany, New York, and was raised in New York City. He had no formal education, but he inherited a love for books. Harte wrote for the San Franciscan Golden Era paper. There he published his first condensed novels, which were brilliant parodies of the works of well-known authors, such as Dickens and Cooper. Later, he became clerk in the US branch mint. This job gave Harte time to also work for the Overland Monthly, where he published his world-famous "Luck of the Roaring Camp" and commissioned Mark Twain to write weekly articles. In 1871, Harte was hired by the Atlantic Monthly for $10,000 to write twelve stories a year, which was the highest figure paid to an American writer at the time.