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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

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

Editor: Jessup, Alexander, 1871-

EBook No.: 10947

Published: Feb 1, 2004

Downloads: 1025

Language: English

Subject: Short stories, American

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:10947:2 2004-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Jessup, Alexander Twain, Mark Stockton, Frank R. Poe, Edgar Allan Morris, George Pope Leslie, Eliza Lampton, William J. (William James) Kirkland, Caroline M. (Caroline Matilda) Johnston, Richard Malcolm Holmes, Oliver Wendell Henry, O. Hastings, Wells Harte, Bret Hale, Edward Everett Edwards, Harry Stillwell Curtis, George William Cooke, Grace MacGowan Chester, George Randolph Bunner, H. C. (Henry Cuyler) en 1
2024-09-19T01:00:42Z The Best American Humorous Short Stories

This edition has images.

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

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

Editor: Jessup, Alexander, 1871-

EBook No.: 10947

Published: Feb 1, 2004

Downloads: 1025

Language: English

Subject: Short stories, American

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:10947:3 2004-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Jessup, Alexander Twain, Mark Stockton, Frank R. Poe, Edgar Allan Morris, George Pope Leslie, Eliza Lampton, William J. (William James) Kirkland, Caroline M. (Caroline Matilda) Johnston, Richard Malcolm Holmes, Oliver Wendell Henry, O. Hastings, Wells Harte, Bret Hale, Edward Everett Edwards, Harry Stillwell Curtis, George William Cooke, Grace MacGowan Chester, George Randolph Bunner, H. C. (Henry Cuyler) en 1