The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Alexander Jessup et al.
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Editor | Jessup, Alexander, 1871- |
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Contributor | Bunner, H. C. (Henry Cuyler), 1855-1896 |
Contributor | Chester, George Randolph, 1869-1924 |
Contributor | Cooke, Grace MacGowan, 1863-1944 |
Contributor | Curtis, George William, 1824-1892 |
Contributor | Edwards, Harry Stillwell, 1855-1938 |
Contributor | Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909 |
Contributor | Harte, Bret, 1836-1902 |
Contributor | Hastings, Wells, 1879-1923 |
Contributor | Henry, O., 1862-1910 |
Contributor | Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 |
Contributor | Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898 |
Contributor | Kirkland, Caroline M. (Caroline Matilda), 1801-1864 |
Contributor | Lampton, William J. (William James), -1917 |
Contributor | Leslie, Eliza, 1787-1858 |
Contributor | Morris, George Pope, 1802-1864 |
Contributor | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 |
Contributor | Stockton, Frank R., 1834-1902 |
Contributor | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
Title | The Best American Humorous Short Stories |
Note | Edited and introduced by Alexander Jessup |
Contents | The little Frenchman and his water lots / G.P. Morris -- The angel of the odd / E.A. Poe -- The schoolmaster's progress / Caroline M.S. Kirkland -- The Watkinson evening / Eliza Leslie -- Titbottom's spectacles / G.W. Curtis -- My double; and how he undid me / E.E. Hale -- A visit to the asylum for aged and decayed punsters / O.W. Holmes -- The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras county / Mark Twain -- Elder Brown's backslide / H.S. Edwards -- The hotel experience of Mr. Pink Fluker / R.M. Johnston -- The nice people / H.C. Bunner -- The Buller-Podington compact / F.R. Stockton -- Colonel Starbottle for the plaintiff / B. Harte -- The duplicity of Hargraves / O. Henry -- Bargain day at Tutt House / G.R. Chester -- A call / Grace M. Cooke -- How the widow won the deacon / W.J. Lampton -- Gideon / W. Hastings. |
Credits | Etext produced by Keith M. Eckrich and PG Distributed Proofreaders; HTML file produced by David Widger |
Language | English |
LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
Subject | Short stories, American |
Category | Text |
EBook-No. | 10947 |
Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
Most Recently Updated | Aug 8, 2022 |
Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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