Project Gutenberg 2000-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 42 Harte, Bret 1836 1902 Harte, Francis Bret Condensed Novels: New Burlesques Rupert the Resembler. By A-th--y H-pe -- The stolen cigar case. By A. Co--n D--le -- Golly and the Christian, or The minx and the Manxman. By H-ll C--ne -- The adventures of John Longbowe, yeoman -- Can'l Borem. By E. N---s W--t---t -- Stories three. By R-dy--d K-pl--ng. For Simla reasons, A private's honor, Jungle folk -- "Zut-Ski." by M-r-e C-r-lli "Condensed Novels: New Burlesques" by Bret Harte is a collection of satirical stories written during the late 19th century. The book features a blend of humor and parody, focusing on societal norms, character tropes, and the absurdities of human nature. The opening portion introduces the character Rudolph of Trulyruralania, an arrogant and self-satisfied individual who enjoys living in the shadow of his more accomplished brother, Lord Burleydon, and reveals his struggles with identity and aspirations of adventure. The beginning of the novel introduces us to Rudolph, who boasts about his attributes to the disdain of his sister-in-law, Rose. As their banter unfolds, it becomes clear that Rudolph is a character full of bravado but lacking in substantive accomplishments. Rose encourages him to take a diplomatic position that could help him escape his mundane existence, and after some reluctance, Rudolph decides to take a holiday in Trulyruralania. This sets the stage for further comedic misadventures involving mistaken identities and royal intrigues, highlighting the whimsical, light-hearted nature of Harte's storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Parodies Burlesques Short stories, American PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 214733 210873 2024-09-01T12:43:25.162323 2023-10-01T11:29:20.793003 text/html text/html 207251 2020-12-31T16:42:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 81402 2020-12-31T16:42:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 139727 2024-09-01T12:43:29.898298 application/epub+zip 141172 2024-09-01T12:43:26.532326 application/epub+zip 141172 2024-09-01T12:43:25.693351 application/epub+zip 300582 2024-09-01T12:43:32.638396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289712 2024-09-01T12:43:29.331318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259614 2022-09-01T14:19:29.531846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194657 194685 2024-09-01T12:43:24.555326 2023-10-01T11:29:20.374000 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 194490 2020-12-31T16:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79391 2020-12-31T16:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18725 2024-09-01T12:43:32.788272 application/rdf+xml 16788 2024-09-01T12:43:26.042307 image/jpeg 3965 2024-09-01T12:43:25.866304 image/jpeg 137669 2024-09-01T12:43:25.182325 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia