Gardner, Joseph H "Bret Harte and the Dickensian Mode in America," in Canadian Journal of American Studies, Vol. 2, Fall, 1971, pp. 89-101.

Primarily a comparison between Bret Harte and Charles Dickens which also summarizes many reviews of Harte's writing from 1870 to 1902.

May, Ernest R "Bret Harte and the Overland Monthly," in American Literature, Vol 22, November, 1950, pp. 260-71.

A valuable account of Harte's early career and the important magazine he helped to found.

Scharnhorst, Gary Bret Harte, Twayne, 1992.

A brief but comprehensIve volume on the author's life and career. Includes a bibliography.