The Luck Of Roaring Camp And Other Sketches: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Luck Of Roaring Camp And Other Sketches, credited to Bret Harte, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of The Luck Of Roaring Camp And Other Sketches, by Bret Harte. Read by David Wales. Bret Harte (1836 – 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.... He moved to California in 1853, later working there in a number of capacities, including miner, teacher, messenger, and journalist. He spent part of his life in the northern California coastal town of Union (now known as Arcata), a settlement on Humboldt Bay that was established as a provisioning center for mining camps in the interior.... In 1868 he became editor of The Overland Monthly, another new literary magazine, but this one more in tune with the pioneering spirit of excitement in California. His story, "The Luck of Roaring Camp", appeared in the magazine's second issue, propelling Harte to nationwide fame. “Luck...” appeared in this first book along with other stories and sketches, especially “The Outcasts of Poker Flats,” of which several movies were made. (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Luck Of Roaring Camp And Other Sketches
• Author credits: Bret Harte
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 7:11:29

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• adventure
• short-stories
• westerns

Track guide

1. 00 Author's Preface — 3:38
2. 01 Chapter 01 The Luck Of Roaring Camp — 31:39
3. 02 Chapter 02 The Outcasts Of Poker Flat — 31:31
4. 03 Chapter 03 Miggles — 30:48
5. 04 Chapter 04 Tennessee's Partner — 27:34
6. 05 Chapter 05 The Idyl of Red Gulch — 28:26
7. 06 Chapter 06 Brown of Calaveras — 29:40
8. 07 Chapter 07 High-Water Mark — 24:17
9. 08 Chapter 08 A Lonely Ride — 18:24
10. 09 Chapter 09 The Man Of No Account — 12:25
11. 10 Chapter 10 Mliss Part 1 — 21:58
12. 11 Chapter 10 Mliss Parts 2 and 3 — 33:06
13. 12 Chapter 10 Mliss Part 4 — 19:58
14. 13 Chapter 11 The Right Eye Of The Commander — 23:06
15. 14 Chapter 12 Notes By Flood And Field, Part 1 In The Field — 32:31
16. 15 Chapter 12 Notes B Flood And Field, Part 2 The Flood — 29:01
17. 16 Chapter 13 Mission Dolores — 8:01
18. 17 Chapter 14 John chinaman — 9:26
19. 18 Chapter 15 From A Back Window — 8:21
20. 19 Chapter 16 Boonder — 7:42

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