Mark Twain's Best Short Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781461038160)

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, is the author of such classics as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Prince and the Pauper. He was born in Florida, Missouri and grew up along the Mississippi Valley. Although he left school at the age of 12, when his father died, he was eventually awarded honorary degrees from Yale University, the University of Missouri, and Oxford University. His career encompassed such varied occupations as printer, miner, Mississippi riverboat pilot, journalist, travel writer, novelist, and publisher. His vivid imagination, keen sense of humor, and sharp wit resulted in some of the most beloved classics of American literature. This book contains some of Clemens' best loved short stories and essays, both humorous and thought provoking. Includes "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", "The Stolen White Elephant", "A Dog's Tale", and "Extracts from Adam's Diary", among others. Illustrated.

Author: Mark Twain
ISBN-10: 1461038162
ISBN-13: 9781461038160
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2011
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.40d