Mark Twain`s inimitable blend of humor, satire and masterly storytelling earned him a secure place in the front rank of American writers. This collection of eight stories and sketches, among them the celebrated classic `The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County`, shows the great humorist at the top of his form.
Also included here are `Journalism in Tennessee`, in which a novice newspaperman is shown the `correct way` to report a news story; `About Barbers`, a delightful account of every barbershop customer`s worst fear; `Fenimore Cooper`s Literary Offences`, Twain`s hilarious savaging of that author`s style, and four more: `A Literary Nightmare`, `The Stolen White Elephant`, `The Private History of a Campaign that Failed` and `How to Tell a Story`.
Delightfully entertaining, these charming pieces will find an appreciative audience among students, general readers and lovers of classic American humor.