Every one of his sixty stories is here: ranging from the frontier humor of "THE NOTORIOUS JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY" to the bitter vision of humankind in "THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG;" to the delightful hilarity of "IS HE LIVING OR IS HE DEAD?"Surging with Twain's ebullient wit and penetratingnsight into the follies of human nature, this volume is a vibrant summation of the career of - in the words of H. L Mencken"the father of our national literature."

For deft plot, riotous inventiveness, unforgettable characters, and language that brilliantly captures the lively rhythms of American speech, no Americanwriter comes close to Mark Twain. This sparkling anthology covers the entire span of Twain's inimitable yarn-spinning, from his early broad comedy to the bitin of satire of his later years.

Every one of his sixty stories is here: ranging from the frontier humor of "THE NOTORIOUS JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY" to the bitter vision of humankind in "THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG;" to the delightful hilarity of "IS HE LIVING OR IS HE DEAD?"Surging with Twain's ebullient wit and penetratingnsight into the follies of human nature, this volume is a vibrant summation of the career of - in the words of H. L Mencken"the father of our national literature."

Introduction

The Notorious Jnmping Frog of Cidavas Cotmty

The Story of the Bad Little Boy

Canm balism in the Cars

A Day at Niagara

Legend of the Capitoline Venus

Journalism in Tennessee

A Curious Dream

The Facts in the Great Beef Contract

How I ,Edited an Agricultural Paper

A Medieval Romance

My Watch

Political Economy

Science vs. Luck

The Story of the GoodLittle Boy

Buck Fanshaw's Funeral

The Story of the Old Ram

Tom Quartz

ATrial

The Trials of Simon Erickson"

A True Story

Experience of the McW'dliamses with Membranous Croup

Some Learned Fables for Good Old Boys and Girls

The Canvasser"s Tale

The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton

Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale

The Man Who Put Up at Oadsby's

Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning

What Stumped the Bluejays

A Curious Experience

The Invalid's Story

The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm

The Stolen White Elephant

A BurningBrand

A Dying Man's Confessioa

The Professor's Yarn

A Ghost Story

Luck

Playing Courier.

The Californian's Tale

The Diary of Adam and Eve

The Esquimau Maiden's Romance

Is He Living or Is He Dead?

The $1,000,000 Bank-Mote

Cecil Rhodes and the Shark

The Joke That Made Ed's Fortune

A Story Without an End

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

The Death Disk

TWo Little Tales

The Belated Russian Passport

A Double-Barreled Detective Story

The Five Boons of Life

Was It Heaven? Or Hell?

A Dog's Tale

The $30,000 Bequest

A Horse's Tale

Hunting the Deceitful Turkey

Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven

A Fable

The Mysterious Stranger