Mark Twain 
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories 
Short Stories

In this collection, fans of Twain will surely enjoy reading his essays like "On The Decay of the Art of Lying, " "About Magnanimous-Incident Literature, " and "Concerning the American Language, " and "Speech on the Weather." It's worth reading every story here in order to understand just how gifted Twain is in my arenas of knowledge and how entertaining his anecdotes and observations on life can be. Fun reads throughout this collection.