Name: The Best American Humorous Short Stories
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Author: Alexander Jessup; Richard Malcolm Johnston; Oliver Wendell Holmes; O. Henry; Wells Hastings; Harte Harte; Edward Everett Hale; Harry Stillwell Edwards; George William Curtis; Grace Macgowan Cooke; George Randolph Chester; H. C. Bunner; Mark Twain; Frank R
ISBN: 9781986637930

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Physical Book

Publisher

Createspace

Author

Alexander Jessup; Richard Malcolm Johnston; Oliver Wendell Holmes; O. Henry; Wells Hastings; Harte Harte; Edward Everett Hale; Harry Stillwell Edwards; George William Curtis; Grace Macgowan Cooke; George Randolph Chester; H. C. Bunner; Mark Twain; Frank R

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

454

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781986637930

Synopsis "The Best American Humorous Short Stories"

This brief collection of 18 short stories is an interesting collection from the late 19th and early 20th century, featuring great authors and some of their more interesting brief works. There are familiar pieces from Henry, Bierce and others as well as some lesser know pieces from authors like Poe. Those who enjoy the tongue in cheek, ironic and observant will enjoy these playful and sometimes biting pieces. This Collection Includes: INTRODUCTION Alexander Jessup THE LITTLE FRENCHMAN AND HIS WATER LOTS (1839) George Pope Morris THE ANGEL OF THE ODD (1844) Edgar Allan Poe THE SCHOOLMASTER'S PROGRESS (1844) Caroline M.S. Kirkland THE WATKINSON EVENING (1846) Eliza Leslie TITBOTTOM'S SPECTACLES (1854) George William Curtis MY DOUBLE; AND HOW HE UNDID ME (1859) Edward Everett Hale A VISIT TO THE ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED PUNSTERS (1861) Oliver Wendell Holmes THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY (1865) Mark Twain ELDER BROWN'S BACKSLIDE (1885) Harry Stillwell Edwards THE HOTEL EXPERIENCE OF MR. PINK FLUKER (1886) Richard Malcolm Johnston THE NICE PEOPLE (1890) Henry Cuyler Bunner THE BULLER-PODINGTON COMPACT (1897) Frank Richard Stockton COLONEL STARBOTTLE FOR THE PLAINTIFF (1901) Bret Harte THE DUPLICITY OF HARGRAVES (1902) O. Henry BARGAIN DAY AT TUTT HOUSE (1905) George Randolph Chester A CALL (1906) Grace MacGowan Cooke HOW THE WIDOW WON THE DEACON (1911) William James Lampton GIDEON (1914) Wells Hastings

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