Francis Bret Harte (1836 1902) was a famous American author and poet mostly known for his short fiction stories about adventures of miners, gamblers, and other fine figures of the California Gold Rush. "The Twins of Table Mountains" is a collection of mysterious stories by American author Bret Harte. Lots of critics and his contemporaries gave largely best remarks for his unique collection of stories which was valued by the author as the best of ghost stories in his literary experience.