| Description |
xxv, 716 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Everyman's library ; 346 |
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Everyman's library (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.) ; 346.
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| Note |
Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 1957. With new introduction. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages xv). |
| Contents |
The notorious jumping frog of Calaveras County -- The story of the bad little boy -- Cannibalism in the cars -- A day at Niagra -- 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 good little boy -- Buck Fanshaw's funeral -- The story of the old ram -- Tom Quartz -- A trial -- The trials of Simon Erickson -- A true story -- Experience of the McWilliamses and 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 Gadsby's -- Mrs. McWillams 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 burning brand -- A dying man's confession -- 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-note -- 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. |
| Subject |
Short stories, American.
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| Genre |
Short stories.
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| ISBN |
9780307959379 |
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