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The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain
  • Published: 1 July 2004
  • ISBN: 9780812971187
  • Imprint: Random House US Group
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $49.99

The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain

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18 Dec 2007
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1 July 2004
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This unique collection of Twain’s essential short stories and semiautobiographical narratives is a testament to the author’s vast imagination. Featuring popular tales such as “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” and “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,” as well as some delightful excerpts from The Diaries of Adam and Eve, this compilation also includes darker works written in the author’s twilight years. These selections illuminate the depth of Twain’s artistry, humor, irony, and narrative genius.
  • Published: 1 July 2004
  • ISBN: 9780812971187
  • Imprint: Random House US Group
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $49.99
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About the author

Mark Twain

Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, Mark Twain spent his youth in Hannibal, Missouri, which forms the setting for his two greatest works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Trying his hand at printing, typesetting and then gold-mining, the former steam-boat pilot eventually found his calling in journalism and travel writing. Dubbed 'the father of American literature' by William Faulkner, Twain died in 1910 after a colourful life of travelling, bankruptcy and great literary success.
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