Who was the american consul renowned for his novels of the far west? Francis Bret Harte. He was born 25 August, 1839, at Albany, New York State, the son of a school teacher. Due to ill-health and the poverty of his parents, he received only three years of regular schooling. His first poem was published when he was only 11 years of age. When he was 18, he went to California, where he worked as a gold miner, schoolmaster, printer and journalist. He never ceased writing poems and stories and became a sub-editor with a San Francisco journal in 1857. From 1871, Bret Harte was the most popular American writer both at home and abroad. His books were widely translated and his lecture tours were very successful. He fell into money difficulties, however, and was given the post of American consul in Crefeld, Germany, from 1878 to 1880 and was then moved to Glasgow, Scotland, where he lived until 1885. Thereafter he lived in England. He died May 5, 1902. His most famous stories are The Luck of Roaring Camp, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, Miggles and Tennessee's Partner, all of which have appeared as films and on television. For Details
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