Mark Twain 
Humorous Stories and Sketches 

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 Offences, ‘ 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.

Содержание

The 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)