Bret Harte Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: August 25, 1836 - May 6, 1902
Birthday: August 25
Death: May 6
Crude at first [the short story] received a literary polish in the press, but its dominant quality remained. It was concise and condense, yet suggestive. It was delightfully extravagant - or a miracle of understatement
source: Bret Harte (2001). “The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Writings”, p.218, Penguin
topic: Miracle, Quality, Stories, Concise, Understatement
