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The Best American Humorous Short Stories
Author
Jessup, Alexander, 1871- [Editor]; Bunner, H. C. (Henry Cuyler), 1855-1896 [Contributor]; Chester, George Randolph, 1869-1924 [Contributor]; 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 [Contributor]; Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 [Contributor]; Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898 [Contributor]; Kirkland, Caroline M. (Caroline Matilda), 1801-1864 [Contributor]; Lampton, William J. (William James), -1917 [Contributor]; 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 [Contributor]
The Best American Humorous Short Stories
A collection of hilarious and entertaining short stories that showcase the best of American humor, featuring works by some of the country's most celebrated writers, including Mark Twain, O. Henry, and Ring Lardner.
- The Best American Humorous Short Stories
- Introduction
- Introduction - Footnotes:
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- The Little Frenchman And His Water Lots[10]
- The Angel Of The Odd[11]
- The Schoolmaster’s Progress[12]
- The Watkinson Evening[13]
- Titbottom’s Spectacles[14]
- Titbottom’s Spectacles[14] - Footnotes:
- My Double; And How He Undid Me[15]
- A Visit To The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Punsters[17]
- The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County[18]
- Elder Brown’s Backslide[19]
- The Hotel Experience Of Mr. Pink Fluker[20]
- The Nice People[21]
- The Buller-podington Compact[22]
- Colonel Starbottle For The Plaintiff[23]
- Colonel Starbottle For The Plaintiff[23] - Footnotes:
- The Duplicity Of Hargraves[24]
- Bargain Day At Tutt House[25]
- Bargain Day At Tutt House[25] - Footnotes:
- A Call[26]
- How The Widow Won The Deacon[27]
- Gideon[28]
Author
Jessup, Alexander, 1871- [Editor]; Bunner, H. C. (Henry Cuyler), 1855-1896 [Contributor]; Chester, George Randolph, 1869-1924 [Contributor]; 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 [Contributor]; Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 [Contributor]; Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898 [Contributor]; Kirkland, Caroline M. (Caroline Matilda), 1801-1864 [Contributor]; Lampton, William J. (William James), -1917 [Contributor]; 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 [Contributor]