Colonel Starbottle's Client and Some Other People

Colonel Starbottle's Client and Some Other People is a collection of short stories written by Bret Harte. The book features the titular character, Colonel Starbottle, a larger-than-life lawyer who takes on a variety of cases in the Old West. The stories are set in the late 19th century and explore themes of justice, honor, and morality in a time of lawlessness and chaos. Along with Colonel Starbottle, the book introduces readers to a cast of colorful characters, including a group of miners, a gambler, and a woman seeking revenge. Each story is a self-contained tale that showcases Harte's skill at crafting engaging and memorable characters. The book is an entertaining and insightful look at life in the Old West, and a must-read for fans of Western literature.1892. 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 M'liss, helped establish the foundations of western American fiction. Contents: Colonel Starbottle's Client; The Postmistress of Laurel Run; A Night at Hays; Johnson's Old Woman; The New Assistant at Pine Clearing School; In a Pioneer Restaurant; A Treasure of the Galleon; Out of a Pioneer's Trunk; and The Ghosts of Stukeley Castle. 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.