Saturday, July 10, 2021

The Iliad of Sandy Bar by Bret Harte — Review

American writer, Bret Harte, is famous for his stories about life of gold diggers in California. This period of time in the history of the USA is associated with adventures, discoveries and exploitations. 

The story, “The Iliad of Sandy Bar, '' describes consequences which can occur after a slight quarrel. The narration begins with the sentence, “Before nine o'clock, it was pretty well known all along the river that the two parties of the 'Amity Claim' had quarreled and separated at daybreak.”

 

The story displays typical characters and relationships in American society.

 

Here is the link to the text of the story:

http://www.sagen.at/texte/sagen/u_s_a/illiad.html


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