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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches (1867) (The Oxford Mark Twain)

by Unknown Author

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288 pages1997Oxford University Press, USAISBN 9780195114003

About this book

The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County -- Aurellia's unfortunate young man -- A complaint about correspondents, dated in San Francisco -- Answers to correspondents -- Among the Fenlans -- The story of the bad little boy who didn't come to grief -- Curing a cold -- An inquiry about insurances -- Literature in the dry diggings -- "After" Jenkins -- Lucretia Smith's soldier -- The killing of Julius Caesar "localized" -- An item which the editor himself could not understand -- Among the spirits -- Brief biographical sketch of George Washington -- A touching story of George Washington's boyhood -- A page from a Californian almanac -- Information for the million -- The launch of the steamer Capital -- Origin of illustrious men -- Advice for good little girls -- Concerning chambermaids -- Remarkable instances of presence of mind -- Honored as a curiousity in Honolulu -- The steed "Oahu" -- A strange dream -- Short and singular rations.

Publication Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Published
1997
Pages
288
ISBN
9780195114003
Language
en

About Unknown Author

Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a prolific American author and humorist. Twain is best known for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which has been called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He is extensively quoted. Twain was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain

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