The celebrated jumping frog, and other stories / Mark Twain ; illustrations by Joseph Ciardiello ; afterword by Edward Wagenknecht.

By:

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The World's best readingPublication details: Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, 1997.Description: 86 pages : Illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:

0895774151

Contained works:

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County

Subject(s):

Humorous stories, American

DDC classification:

813/.4 20

LOC classification:

PS1322 .C4 1997.

Contents:

Summary: During his life, Mark Twain was known worldwide for his tales and sketches, many of them humorous. He first made his name with pieces like "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," full of local color and slang. His humor later acquired an edge. In "The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg," uncontrollable greed undoes an entire community.

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Books	Footprints International School Library Network Toul Kork Campus	Fiction	TWA Fic PS1303 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	FISSE00641

During his life, Mark Twain was known worldwide for his tales and sketches, many of them humorous. He first made his name with pieces like "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," full of local color and slang. His humor later acquired an edge. In "The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg," uncontrollable greed undoes an entire community.

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