The following book is a collection of short stories written by Bret Harte. Five titles in total are featured inside, bearing these titles: 'A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's', 'An Ingenue of the Sierras', 'The Reformation of James Reddy', 'The Heir of the McHulishes', 'An Episode of West Woodlands', and 'The Home-Coming of Jim Wilkes'.