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The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The short story “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” by Bret Harte, was first published in January 1869 in the Overland Monthly magazine. It is considered one of Harte’s best stories for its Western setting and description of the California Gold Rush time period. 

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• Harte, Bret

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PS374 .S5

Circulating Books – A Selected List

• Harte, Bret. The Luck of Roaring Camp: and Other Sketches. 1975.

                        Call Number:  PS1827 .A1 1975

• Pattee, Fred Lewis. The Development of the American Short Story, a Historical Survey. 1975.

                         Call Number:  PS374 .S5 P3 1975

·         Voss, Arthur. The American Short Story: a Critical Survey. 1973.

                         Call Number:  PS374 .S5 V6

Reference Materials

• Critical Survey of Short Fiction (Second Revised Edition)  – Call Number: REF PN3321 .C7 2001
  • Vol. 3, pg. 1135-37

• Dictionary of Literary Biography – Call Number: REF PS221 .D5

o   Vol. 12, pg. 233-35

o   Vol. 64, pg. 95

o   Vol. 74, pg. 139

• Masterplots II: Short Story Series (Revised Edition) – Call Number: REF PN3326 .M27 2004

o   Vol. 6, pg. 3054-57

• Short Story Criticism – Call Number:  REF PN3321 .S5

o   Vol. 8, pg. 209-57

o   Vol.  59, pg. 300, 331-41

·         Short Stories for Students – Call Number: REF PN3330 .S386

o   Vol. 3, pg. 235-51

• Twentieth Century Literary Criticism – Call Number: REF PN771 .G27

o   Vol. 1, pg. 340, 344

o   Vol. 25, pg. 192-93, 197-98, 200, 211-12, 214, 222-23

Research Databases

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select ‘Search the Library’, then select ‘Databases A-Z’.

• Academic Search Complete
• JSTOR
• Literature Resources from Gale

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check the LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.

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Last Revised on November 21, 2021