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    Cover of The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain

    The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain

    Mark Twain

    The notorious jumping frog of Calaveras County -- The story of the bad little boy -- Cannibalism in the cars -- A day at Niagara -- Legend of the Capitoline Venus -- Journalism in Tennessee -- A curious dream -- The facts in the great beef contract -- How I edited an agricultural paper -- A medieval romance -- My watch -- Political economy -- Science vs. Luck -- The story of the good little boy -- Buck Fanshaw's funeral -- The story of the old ram -- Tom Quartz -- A trial -- The trials of Simon Erickson -- A true story -- Experience of the McWilliamses with membranous croup -- Some learned fables for good old boys and girls -- The canvasser's tale -- The loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton -- Edward Mills and George Benton: a tale -- The man who put up at Gadsby's -- Mrs. McWilliams and the lightning -- What stumped the bluejays. CONTINUED: A curious experience -- The invalid's story -- The McWilliamses and the burglar alarm -- The stolen white elephant -- A burning brand -- A dying man's confession -- The professor's yarn -- A ghost story -- Luck -- Playing courier -- The Californian's tale -- The diary of Adam and Eve -- The Esquimau maiden's romance -- Is he living or is he dead?

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    3mentions
    2people
    2009–2010years
    67% recommend33% neutral

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    20092010

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    1. karzeemJul 2010
      His comedy remains hilarious. Most of my exposure is through The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain. It's highly readable, and in what I find to be a pretty rare thing in old writing, the characters all feel like they were created yesterday, not ages ago.
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    2. karzeemMay 2009
      A couple years ago I picked up The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain (http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Short-Stories-Bantam-Classics...), and since then I've recommended it to people at every opportunity.

      Twain's a master of a lot of things in writing, obviously, but one of my favorite things he does well is the character of "pompous, erudite jerk who doesn't realize he's actually a moron". (Stephen Colbert is a good modern example of such a character.)

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    3. andreyfJul 2010
      The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain is available in its entirety on Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=ElrBj9ZcW50C&printsec=f...

      Also free on Amazon in e-book form for Kindle/iOS devices: http://www.amazon.com/A-Dogs-Tale-ebook/dp/B000JQU9WO/

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