Condensed Novels: New Burlesques (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162790893)

Condensed Novels: New Burlesques is a satirical collection of short stories written by Bret Harte, an American author and poet. The book was first published in 1886 and consists of parodies of popular novels of the time, including works by Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Sir Walter Scott.Harte's aim in this collection is to poke fun at the overly sentimental and melodramatic writing style of his contemporaries. Each story is a condensed version of a well-known novel, with exaggerated characters, absurd plot twists, and comical dialogue.The collection includes ten stories, each with its own unique parody. For example, ""The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow"" is a condensed version of a mystery novel by Anna Katherine Green, in which the detective is a bumbling amateur who stumbles upon the solution by accident. ""The Hoodlum Band"" is a parody of a Western novel, in which the hero is a cowardly city slicker who accidentally becomes a hero through sheer luck.Overall, Condensed Novels: New Burlesques is a witty and entertaining read that offers a humorous take on the popular novels of the late 19th century. Harte's writing is clever and insightful, and his parodies are sure to delight readers who enjoy satire and humor.1899. 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 Mliss, helped establish the foundations of western American fiction. Condensed Novels contains a collection of writings by Harte. 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.

Author: Bret Harte
ISBN-10: 116279089X
ISBN-13: 9781162790893
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 454
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.92d