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Salomy Jane Illustrated
When beautiful Salomy Jane resists the romantic advances of a young ruffian, she is rescued by Jack Dart, who has his own additional reasons for tangling with the man.
- GenresShort StoriesWesterns
37 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1910
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Bret Harte
3,096 books62 followersPeople note American writer Francis Bret Harte for
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches
(1870), his best-known collection of his stories about California mining towns.
People best remember this poet for his short-story fiction, featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the Gold Rush. In a career, spanning more than four decades, he wrote poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches in addition to fiction. As he moved from California to the eastern United States to Europe, he incorporated new subjects and characters into his stories, but people most often reprinted, adapted, and admired his tales of the Gold Rush.
Parents named him after Francis Brett, his great-grandfather. Bernard Hart, paternal grandfather of Francis and an Orthodox Jewish immigrant, flourished as a merchant and founded the New York stock exchange. Henry, father of the young Francis, changed the spelling of the family name from Hart to Harte. Later, Francis preferred that people know his middle name, which he spelled Bret with only one t.
An avid reader as a boy, Harte at 11 years of age published his first work, a satirical poem, titled "Autumn Musings", now lost. Rather than attracting praise, the poem garnered ridicule from his family. As an adult, he recalled to a friend, "Such a shock was their ridicule to me that I wonder that I ever wrote another line of verse". His formal schooling ended at 13 years of age in 1849.
People best remember this poet for his short-story fiction, featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the Gold Rush. In a career, spanning more than four decades, he wrote poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches in addition to fiction. As he moved from California to the eastern United States to Europe, he incorporated new subjects and characters into his stories, but people most often reprinted, adapted, and admired his tales of the Gold Rush.
Parents named him after Francis Brett, his great-grandfather. Bernard Hart, paternal grandfather of Francis and an Orthodox Jewish immigrant, flourished as a merchant and founded the New York stock exchange. Henry, father of the young Francis, changed the spelling of the family name from Hart to Harte. Later, Francis preferred that people know his middle name, which he spelled Bret with only one t.
An avid reader as a boy, Harte at 11 years of age published his first work, a satirical poem, titled "Autumn Musings", now lost. Rather than attracting praise, the poem garnered ridicule from his family. As an adult, he recalled to a friend, "Such a shock was their ridicule to me that I wonder that I ever wrote another line of verse". His formal schooling ended at 13 years of age in 1849.
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July 20, 2021
Having heard once again, Bret Harte's "Salomy Jane" in old time radio, Family Theater, July 19, 1950, I wanted to read his short story. I enjoy Harte's Western style stores and this was quite an enjoyable read. Ronald Reagan and Jeanne Cagney played Jack and Salomy, fun radio adaption.
Story in short- Salomy Jane kisses a horse thief before he is to be hanged, but what a kiss!
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Salomy Jane is visiting by Red Pete's home when after a long chase the vigilantes capture Red Pete and his young partner. Red Pete is told to say his goodbyes to his family before he is to be hung. The strangers having nobody, the ringleader feeling sorry, tells Salomy Jane to kiss him. She gives him a kiss which surprises and amuses many. Salomy Jane is a pretty girl that many want to court but she refuses all suiters. The young stranger is a horse thief because he loves horses, he is also alone in this world. He feels life come back to him after the kiss and Salomy feels the effect too. The vigilantes drive the men to the place for the hanging but the young man is able to escape and rides the Judge's stolen horse away. Salmoy Jane is wondering about the kiss when her father questions her about what she did and he tells her about the stranger's escape which gives new life to her, thinking she lost a chance because the stranger is dead. Madison Clay is Salomy Jane's father and his enemy Phil Larrabee are looking to harm each other, so when tracks around the house are noted, Madison thinks Phil is out to get him. Salomy thinks in a different and takes her father's hun in case she is wrong. Learning Jack Dart's name, Salmony looks to help the horse thief. Salomy is happy he came back, Jack tell how he wanted to thank her for what he done. The effect of the kiss have him wanting to stop horse thieving and he wants to give Salomy the horse so she can have the reward. She tells him she will be back later and many passionate kisses before they part. When shots are heard soon after As long leaves her lover, she goes back and Jack is found, not the horse. Madison prevents her from leaving the house and not until the morning does she find Jack, who tells her about Larrabee shooting at what he thought was Madison, Jack having Madison's coat and hat. Larabee was killed by Jack, and Larabee's kin find him. Kin comes and warns Madison finding his gun nearby and tells of the death, Larabee's kin are out to kill Madison, so he must leave right away. The Judge's horse is found in the coral and it being the fastest, Madison escapes away to his kin. Having heard about the death and the behavior of his daughter, Madison writes a note to Salomy, saying he is ashamed of her and she is no longer his daughter. Jack is coming back with As long to clear her pa, but after seeing him ride away with the horse, they leave too. A month later notice of Mrs. Dart, daughter of Madison Clay has sold the property. Another notice 10 years later of John Dart being an expert horse person and his pretty wife looking quite like a New Yorker are in California.
The difference in the radio version are fairly few. Salomy Jane asks the stranger's name before kissing him not later as in the story. In the radio version it seems that Madison made up with his daughter and son in law but this is not stated in the book.
Story in short- Salomy Jane kisses a horse thief before he is to be hanged, but what a kiss!
https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com...
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Salomy Jane is visiting by Red Pete's home when after a long chase the vigilantes capture Red Pete and his young partner. Red Pete is told to say his goodbyes to his family before he is to be hung. The strangers having nobody, the ringleader feeling sorry, tells Salomy Jane to kiss him. She gives him a kiss which surprises and amuses many. Salomy Jane is a pretty girl that many want to court but she refuses all suiters. The young stranger is a horse thief because he loves horses, he is also alone in this world. He feels life come back to him after the kiss and Salomy feels the effect too. The vigilantes drive the men to the place for the hanging but the young man is able to escape and rides the Judge's stolen horse away. Salmoy Jane is wondering about the kiss when her father questions her about what she did and he tells her about the stranger's escape which gives new life to her, thinking she lost a chance because the stranger is dead. Madison Clay is Salomy Jane's father and his enemy Phil Larrabee are looking to harm each other, so when tracks around the house are noted, Madison thinks Phil is out to get him. Salomy thinks in a different and takes her father's hun in case she is wrong. Learning Jack Dart's name, Salmony looks to help the horse thief. Salomy is happy he came back, Jack tell how he wanted to thank her for what he done. The effect of the kiss have him wanting to stop horse thieving and he wants to give Salomy the horse so she can have the reward. She tells him she will be back later and many passionate kisses before they part. When shots are heard soon after As long leaves her lover, she goes back and Jack is found, not the horse. Madison prevents her from leaving the house and not until the morning does she find Jack, who tells her about Larrabee shooting at what he thought was Madison, Jack having Madison's coat and hat. Larabee was killed by Jack, and Larabee's kin find him. Kin comes and warns Madison finding his gun nearby and tells of the death, Larabee's kin are out to kill Madison, so he must leave right away. The Judge's horse is found in the coral and it being the fastest, Madison escapes away to his kin. Having heard about the death and the behavior of his daughter, Madison writes a note to Salomy, saying he is ashamed of her and she is no longer his daughter. Jack is coming back with As long to clear her pa, but after seeing him ride away with the horse, they leave too. A month later notice of Mrs. Dart, daughter of Madison Clay has sold the property. Another notice 10 years later of John Dart being an expert horse person and his pretty wife looking quite like a New Yorker are in California.
The difference in the radio version are fairly few. Salomy Jane asks the stranger's name before kissing him not later as in the story. In the radio version it seems that Madison made up with his daughter and son in law but this is not stated in the book.
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