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Humorous Stories and Sketches by Mark. Twain (1996, Trade Paperback)
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486292797
ISBN-139780486292793
eBay Product ID (ePID)964851
Product Key Features
Book TitleHumorous Stories and Sketches
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Short Stories (Single Author), General
Publication Year1996
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction, Literary Collections
AuthorMark. Twain
Book SeriesDover Thrift Editions: Short Stories Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight1.9 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-019752
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromSixth Grade
Dewey Decimal813/.4
Table Of ContentThe Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (1895; revised version, 1875) Journalism in Tennessee (1869) About Barbers (1871) A Literary Nightmare (1876) The Stolen White Elephant (1882) The Private History of a Campaign that Failed (1885) Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences (1895) How to Tell a Story (1895)
Edition DescriptionReprint,Unabridged edition
SynopsisEight entertaining tales, including the celebrated classic "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses," Twain's hilarious savaging of that author's style; as well as "Journalism in Tennessee," "About Barbers," "The Stolen White Elephant," "A Literary Nightmare," "How to Tell a Story," and more., Eight delightfully entertaining pieces, including "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses," "Journalism in Tennessee," "About Barbers," "The Stolen White Elephant," and three more., Mark Twain's inimitable blend of humor, satire, and masterly storytelling earned him a secure place in the front rank of American writers. This collection of eight stories and sketches, among them the celebrated classic "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," shows the great humorist at the top of his form. Also included here are "Journalism in Tennessee," in which a novice newspaperman is shown the "correct way" to report a news story; "About Barbers," a delightful account of every barbershop customer's worst fear; "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses," Twain's hilarious savaging of that author's style; and four more: "A Literary Nightmare," "The Stolen White Elephant," "The Private History of a Campaign that Failed," and "How to Tell a Story." Delightfully entertaining, these charming pieces will find an appreciative audience among students, general readers, and lovers of classic American humor.
LC Classification NumberPS1302.S54
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