American writer, best know for his accounts of pioneering life in California. Born New York. Came to London in 1885 via Germany and Glasgow. Buried at Frimley, Surrey.
Some sources, contradicting the plaque at Leinster Terrace, say he died in Camberley,
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Francis Bret Harte
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Francis Bret Harte
Greater London Council Francis Bret Harte, 1836 - 1902, American writer, liv...
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