In gold-rush California, the drunken prodigal Sandy Morton is impersonated by his old partner, the gambler John Oakhurst, before Sandy’s stern father. Colonel Starbottle, a detective, an Australian convict, a schoolmistress and Jovita Castro of the rancho complicate the plot in Harte’s dramatized gathering of his favourite characters.
A curiosity for admirers of Harte’s stories, with the same humour and sentiment. Download the free EPUB.