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The Mark Twain Page at American Literature, featuring a biography and Free Library of the author's Novels, Stories, Poems, Letters, and Texts.
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- The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (1865) The piece that first catapulted Twain into the national eye is, in truth, not so much a book as a short story.
- The Innocents Abroad (1869) Growing up, Twain was big on travel and took many opportunities to gallivant around the world: a passion that shows up in spades in this early work.
- Roughing It (1872) When he was only 26 years old, Samuel Clemens lit out to California to mine for gold: this became the basis for Roughing It, or the prequel to The Innocents Abroad and a semi-autobiographical memoir about Twain’s experiences in the American west.
- The Gilded Age (1873) Published in 1873 and co-written with Charles Dudley Warner based on a bet with their wives, The Gilded Age was Twain’s first novel.
- “A Burlesque Autobiography”
- “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”
- “The Story of The Bad Little Boy”
- “The Story of The Good Little Boy”
- “Luck”
- “A Dog’S Tale”
- “Glove Purchase in Gibraltar”
- “Jim Baker’s Blue-Jay Yarn”
- “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg”
- “My Watch”
Twain goes back a long way to describe the important people in his family’s lineage. His is a noble house. His ancestors were noteworthy citizens of their time. There are definite tendencies that have recurred in his ancestors. This story can be read in the preview of The Complete Short Stories. (select in table of contents)
At the request of a friend, the narrator calls on old Simon Wheeler to get the story of a man named Leonidas Smiley. Smiley was a betting man, and quite lucky. He would bet on anything. He had a dog that he won a lot of money with. Most of all, though, he was known for his bets on an unusual frog. This is the first story in the preview of Book of M...
Jim is a bad little boy. He has a mother who isn’t sick, pious or anxious over him, as would usually be the case in a story like this. He disobeys and misbehaves without any twinges of conscience. Things seem to go better for Jim than they generally do for bad children. This is the second story in the preview of Book of Mark Twain’s Short Stories. ...
Jacob is a good little boy. He’s obedient, learns his lessons, and is always on time for Sunday-school. He never skips school, or lies, or plays mean tricks. Jacob loves to read the stories of good little boys and the rewards they receive. He hopes such a book will be written about him one day. This story can be read in the preview of The Complete ...
The narrator attended a banquet in honor of an English military captain. An old acquaintance, a clergyman, told him that in private the man was a fool. Surprised, the narrator gets the story from him. It seems all the captain’s successful campaigns were the result of a terrible blunder. Read “Luck”
A dog recounts her history. Her mother was a collie that liked making a show of her education, which was superficial. She liked using words and phrases she had heard without regard for the meaning. She was also kind, gentle and brave. When the narrator grows up, she’s sold, which is very sad for them both. She ends up in a fine home. One day, a sit...
The narrator recounts his glove purchase from the previous night. An attractive saleslady showed him gloves that were nothing like what he wanted, but her compliments made it hard for him to refuse them. Mark Twain Short Stories, Cont’d
The narrator knew a man, Jim Baker, who understood animal talk. Apparently, animal speech varies just as human speech does, by education, vocabulary level and excitability. He told the narrator a story of a blue jay, a complicated creature who was very determined. Read “Jim Baker’s Blue-Jay Yarn” (PDF)
Hadleyburg is an honest and upright town. A mysterious stranger is holding a grudge against a few citizens, but rather than seeking revenge against the individuals he wants to corrupt the whole town. He launches his scheme by dropping off a sack of gold coins at the Richards’ home. A note explains that the coins will be awarded to whoever can repea...
The narrator’s new watch has kept perfect time for eighteen months. One night, he accidentally lets it run down. He takes it to the jeweler’s to have it set. The jeweler adjusts the regulator, despite the narrators protests. The watch soon starts gaining time. Read “My Watch” Mark Twain Short Stories, Cont’d
Feb 23, 2010 · The complete short stories of Mark Twain now collected for the first time. by. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Publication date. 1957. Topics. Humorous stories, American. Publisher. Garden City, N.Y., Hanover House. Collection. internetarchivebooks; americana; printdisabled; inlibrary. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. Item Size. 981.0M.
Dec 29, 2020 · Mark Twain Complete collection Public domain by Mark Twain. Usage ... The ship-dwellers a story of a happy cruise.pdf 19 MB. What is man.pdf 14 MB. Addeddate 2020-12 ...
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