T. Edgar Pemberton

Published in 1903, this biography was written in the years preceding Harte’s death. In fact, Harte worked with the author on the book. The two met while Harte was on a lecture tour in England in 1879, and they remained close friends until Harte’s death. Pemberton pens a colorful account of Harte’s varied occupations, experiences, travels, and his life as a writer. With a sampling of anecdotes from Harte himself, The Life of Bret Harte remains a vivid account of a writer who was enormously popular in his day.