The best short stories of Mark Twain
Twain, Mark, 1835-19102004
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Main title:
The best short stories of Mark Twain / edited, with a preface and notes, by Lawrence I. Berkove ; introduction by Pete Hamill.
Edition:
Modern Library pbk. ed.
Imprint:
New York : Modern Library, 2004.
Collation:
xxv, 364 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Bibliography, p. [363]-364.
Contents:
Introduction / Pete Hamill -- Editor's preface / Lawrence I. Berkove -- Jim Smiley and his jumping frog -- The story of the bad little boy who didn't come to grief -- Cannibalism in the cars -- Journalism in Tennessee -- The story of the good little boy who did not prosper -- How I edited an agricultural paper once -- Political economy -- A true story, repeated word for word as I heard it -- The facts concerning the recent carnival of crime in Connecticut -- Punch, brothers, punch! -- Jim Baker's blue-jay yarn -- The stolen white elephant -- The McWilliamses and the burglar alarm -- The private history of a campaign that failed -- Extracts from Adam's diary -- The man that corrupted Hadleyburg -- The $30,000 bequest -- Eve's diary -- Captain Stormfield's visit to heaven -- Letter from the recording angel -- The great dark -- The Second Advent -- App. War times -- App. Private history of the "Jumping frog" story -- App. How to tell a story.
ISBN:
0812971183
Dewey class:
813.4
LC class:
PS1302
Language:
English
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BRN:
208163
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH RYDE | ADULT FICTION | F TWAIClassics | Available |