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| Contributor | Bunner, H. C. (Henry Cuyler), 1855-1896 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Chester, George Randolph, 1869-1924 |
| Contributor | Cooke, Grace MacGowan, 1863-1944 |
| Contributor | Curtis, George William, 1824-1892 |
| Contributor | Edwards, Harry Stillwell, 1855-1938 |
| Contributor | Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909 |
| Contributor | Harte, Bret, 1836-1902 |
| Contributor | Hastings, Wells, 1879-1923 |
| Contributor | Henry, O., 1862-1910 |
| Contributor | Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 |
| Contributor | Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898 |
| Contributor | Kirkland, Caroline M. (Caroline Matilda), 1801-1864 |
| Contributor | Lampton, William James, 1859-1917 |
| Contributor | Leslie, Eliza, 1787-1858 |
| Contributor | Morris, George Pope, 1802-1864 |
| Contributor | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 |
| Contributor | Stockton, Frank Richard, 1834-1902 |
| Contributor | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
| Title | The Best American Humorous Short Stories |
| Note | Edited and introduced by Alexander Jessup |
| Contents | The little Frenchman and his water lots -- The angel of the odd -- The schoolmaster's progress -- The Watkinson evening -- Titbottom's spectacles -- My double; and how he undid me -- A visit to the asylum for aged and decayed punsters -- The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County -- Elder Brown's backslide -- The hotel experience of Mr. Pink Fluker -- The nice people -- The Buller-Podington compact -- Colonel Starbottle for the plaintiff -- The duplicity of Hargraves -- Bargain day at Tutt House -- A call -- How the widow won the deacon -- Gideon. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American literature |
| Subject | Short stories, American |
| EText-No. | 10947 |
| Release Date | 2004-02-01 |
| Copyright Status | Not copyrighted in the United States. If you live elsewhere check the laws of your country before downloading this ebook. |
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