Project Gutenberg 2000-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 67 Harte, Bret 1836 1902 Harte, Francis Bret A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready "A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready" by Bret Harte is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story is set during the California gold rush and follows the experiences of Alvin Mulrady, a humble gardener who unexpectedly strikes gold in a mining shaft. This newfound fortune creates a mix of excitement and anxiety for him as he grapples with the implications of wealth and the responsibilities that come with it. The opening of the novel introduces us to Mulrady’s life-changing discovery of gold, which he initially contemplates with disbelief and an overwhelming sense of responsibility. As he struggles to process this shift in his financial circumstances, he encounters his neighbor, Masters, who is eager to leave the mining life behind. Mulrady's joy is quickly overshadowed by worries about how this newfound wealth will affect his family dynamics and relationships with old friends, particularly as he considers sending for his wife and children. The narrative portrays the internal conflict of a man caught between the thrill of his discovery and the burdens it brings, setting the stage for his evolution as a character faced with societal expectations and personal aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories California -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 197646 196243 2024-09-01T12:43:51.418172 2023-10-01T11:29:42.543187 text/html text/html 192213 2020-12-31T16:42:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 72852 2020-12-31T16:42:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125739 2024-09-01T12:43:55.814157 application/epub+zip 127759 2024-09-01T12:43:52.784175 application/epub+zip 127760 2024-09-01T12:43:52.003206 application/epub+zip 272323 2024-09-01T12:43:58.174156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262029 2024-09-01T12:43:55.288164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261977 2022-09-01T14:20:02.366623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184016 184044 2024-09-01T12:43:50.966176 2023-10-01T11:29:42.141173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 183839 2020-12-31T16:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71220 2020-12-31T16:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18375 2024-09-01T12:43:58.316135 application/rdf+xml 16432 2024-09-01T12:43:52.341221 image/jpeg 4028 2024-09-01T12:43:52.171173 image/jpeg 125048 2024-09-01T12:43:51.437175 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