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Also Known As Francis Brett Harte
Born August 25, 1836 • Albany • New York
Died May 5, 1902 (aged 65) • London • England
Notable Works “The Heathen Chinee” • “Overland Monthly” • “The Luck of Roaring Camp” • “The Outcasts of Poker Flat”
Movement / Style local colour

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