Mark Twain's famous novels, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (available in Everyman) have long been hailed as major masterpieces, but it is less well known that the father of American literature also made his mark as a master of the short story. This is the only edition in hardcover of his complete shorter fiction: sixty tales spanning a long career - many rollicking and uproarious, some sombre and even shocking. Included, of course, are such immortal classics as 'The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' (1865), a ...
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Mark Twain's famous novels, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (available in Everyman) have long been hailed as major masterpieces, but it is less well known that the father of American literature also made his mark as a master of the short story. This is the only edition in hardcover of his complete shorter fiction: sixty tales spanning a long career - many rollicking and uproarious, some sombre and even shocking. Included, of course, are such immortal classics as 'The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' (1865), a humorous piece set in Gold-Rush California, which helped establish the young author's reputation, and 'The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg' (1899), a satirical novella in which a self-righteously respectable American small town is exposed as a fraud.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. [1957] Hardcover and dustjacket, 676 pages. Reprinted at a later date than 1957, since ISBN number has been added to book and D.J. (1970s? ). Condition: Hardcover is Fine. Text is clear, easy to read. Book kept in temperature-controlled room. Free of the smell of smoke from a cigarette or cigar smoker. Dustjacket: Minor shelf wear, short tears and creases, lightly age toned. Price intact on flap. Overall, Very Good. This is the first time in one volume, all of the famous short stories of America's beloved humorist and storyteller are here-60 stories, 13 of them gathered from works of non-fiction. All edited by Charles Neider, who also wrote the Introduction. The stories cover the entire span of Twain's writing life, from 1865 to 1916, six years after his death. A wonderful collection, stories to read, laugh, ponder, and enjoy. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.