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The story takes place in Sandy Bar, a town of the Old West, where Tennessee - an impulsive gambler - and Tennessee's practical partner live. Their strong friendship overcame all difficulties, even surviving the fact that Tennessee caused the estrangement of his partner’s wife. In the end, his loyal partner buries Tennessee.
Tennessee's Partner by Harte, Bret, 1836-1902. Collection gutenberg Contributor Project Gutenberg Language English. Book from Project Gutenberg: Tennessee's Partner
"Tennessee's Partner" as Sentimental Western Metanarrative Published interpretations of Bret Harte's "Tennessee's Partner" ( 1869) dif fer widely, but most share a common expectation. Like the New Critics who once declared the story "oversimplified," even sympathetic readers agree that the key to understanding the tale must be explaining the ...
Dec 1, 2016 · Bret Harte. The Floating Press, Dec 1, 2016 - Fiction - 21 pages. 0 Reviews. ... "Tennessee's Partner" is a bracing case study of the dark side of human relationships.
May 3, 2006 · The luck of Roaring Camp -- The outcasts of Poker Flat -- Miggles -- Tennessee's partner -- The idyl of Red Gulch -- Brown of Calaveras -- High-water mark -- A lonely ride -- The man of no account -- Mliss -- The right eye of the commander -- Notes by flood and field -- An episode of Fiddletown -- Barker's luck -- a yellow dog -- A mother of ...
May 12, 2012 · Francis Bret Harte was best associated with his short fiction highlighting excavators, card sharks, and other sentimental figures of the California Gold Rush. In a vocation spreading over four decades, he composed verse, fiction, plays, addresses, book audits, articles, and magazine outlines notwithstanding fiction.
Nevertheless, when there was a tap at the door, and it was said that Tennessee's Partner was there on behalf of the prisoner, he was admitted at once without question. Perhaps the younger members of the jury, to whom the proceedings were becoming irksomely thoughtful, hailed him as a relief. For he was not, certainly, an imposing figure.
