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The best short stories of Mark Twain / edited, with a preface and notes, by Lawrence I. Berkove ; introduction by Pete Hamill.
LIBRA - Special PS1302 .B47 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
- Standardized Title:
- Short stories. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Humorous stories, American.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 364 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- Modern Library paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Modern Library, 2004.
- Summary:
- This unique collection of Twain's essential short stories and semiautobiographical narratives is a testament to the author's vast imagination. Featuring popular stories such as "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," and "The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut," the edition also includes some darker works written in the author's twilight years. Together, these selections illuminate the depth of Twain's artistry, humor, irony, and narrative genius.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-364).
- ISBN:
- 0812971183
- OCLC:
- 53223742
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