Bret Harte’s classic American literature novel (1836–1902) “Gabriel Conroy” tells, in a sharp and compelling manner, about the life of a struggling gold-mining settlement in California in the middle of the last century—about how San Francisco capitalists take control of the miners’ operations.
Francis Bret Harte (1836–1902) is an American writer. He gained fame by realistically depicting the life and customs of gold seekers in California.
“Gabriel Conroy” (1875–1876) is a typical western. There’s a silver mine, Mexicans, love, treachery, murders—and, of course, a happy ending. The main hero, after whom the novel is named, is a simple-minded prospector. A hard life for a working man: he was deceived by a girl who later became his wife, and then his own sister—who almost doomed him to execution…
This book was especially popular at the end of the 19th century, but it hasn’t lost its appeal in later times either. Based on it, M. Gorky’s film studio made the movie “Armed and Very Dangerous” in 1977. Listen to the audio version of the famous novel. Despite its venerable age, it sounds quite modern.