Editor |
Jessup, Alexander, 1871- |
Contributor |
Bunner, H. C. (Henry Cuyler), 1855-1896 |
Contributor |
Chester, George Randolph, 1869-1924 |
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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 |
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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 |
Contributor |
Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898 |
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Kirkland, Caroline M. (Caroline Matilda), 1801-1864 |
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Lampton, William J. (William James), -1917 |
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Leslie, Eliza, 1787-1858 |
Contributor |
Morris, George Pope, 1802-1864 |
Contributor |
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 |
Contributor |
Stockton, Frank R., 1834-1902 |
Contributor |
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
Title |
The Best American Humorous Short Stories
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Note |
Edited and introduced by Alexander Jessup
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Contents |
The little Frenchman and his water lots / G.P. Morris -- The angel of the odd / E.A. Poe -- The schoolmaster's progress / Caroline M.S. Kirkland -- The Watkinson evening / Eliza Leslie -- Titbottom's spectacles / G.W. Curtis -- My double; and how he undid me / E.E. Hale -- A visit to the asylum for aged and decayed punsters / O.W. Holmes -- The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras county / Mark Twain -- Elder Brown's backslide / H.S. Edwards -- The hotel experience of Mr. Pink Fluker / R.M. Johnston -- The nice people / H.C. Bunner -- The Buller-Podington compact / F.R. Stockton -- Colonel Starbottle for the plaintiff / B. Harte -- The duplicity of Hargraves / O. Henry -- Bargain day at Tutt House / G.R. Chester -- A call / Grace M. Cooke -- How the widow won the deacon / W.J. Lampton -- Gideon / W. Hastings.
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Credits |
Etext produced by Keith M. Eckrich and PG Distributed Proofreaders; HTML file produced by David Widger
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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Subject |
Short stories, American
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
10947 |
Release Date |
Feb 1, 2004 |
Most Recently Updated |
Aug 8, 2022 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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