Gabriel Conroy

Gabriel Conroy is Bret Harte's only full-length novel, and a significant, though often overlooked, contribution to 19th-century American literature. Published in 1876, the novel expands upon the themes and narrative techniques for which Harte became famous—namely, the depiction of life in the American West during the California Gold Rush era. While Harte built his reputation on short fiction, this novel represents an ambitious attempt to create a broader and more sustained narrative framewo...