Bret Harte returns to the parody form that made his name, compressing the bestsellers of the 1890s into a few riotous pages. A red-haired Englishman stumbles through Rudolph of Trulyruralania, a great detective solves The Stolen Cigar Case, and a yeoman spins a modern-antique romance, along with send-ups of other popular novelists.
Sharp, affectionate literary burlesque that rewards readers who know the books being mocked. Download the free EPUB.