Mark Twain 
Humorous Stories and Sketches 

Mark Twain’s inimitable blend of humor, satire and masterly storytelling earned him a secure place in the front rank of American writers. This collection of eight stories and sketches, among them the celebrated classic "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, " shows the great humorist at the top of his form.Also included here are "Journalism in Tennessee, " in which a novice newspaperman is shown the "correct way" to report a news story; "About Barbers, " a delightful account of every barbershop customer’s worst fear; "Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offences, " Twain’s hilarious savaging of that author’s style, and four more: "A Literary Nightmare, " "The Stolen White Elephant, " "The Private History of a Campaign that Failed" and "How to Tell a Story."Delightfully entertaining, these charming pieces will find an appreciative audience among students, general readers and lovers of classic American humor.