Mark Twain’s Library of Humor

By Washington Irving
Illustrated by E.W. Kemble
Introduction by Roy Blount, Jr.
Edited by Mark Twain
Series edited by Steve Martin

By Washington Irving
Illustrated by E.W. Kemble
Introduction by Roy Blount, Jr.
Edited by Mark Twain
Series edited by Steve Martin

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    About Mark Twain’s Library of Humor

    Beginning with the piece that made Mark Twain famous–"The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"–and ending with his fanciful "How I Edited an Agricultural Paper," this treasure trove of an anthology, an abridgment of the 1888 original, collects twenty of Twain’s own pieces, in addition to tall tales, fables, and satires by forty-three of Twain’s contemporaries, including Washington Irving, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ambrose Bierce, William Dean Howells, Joel Chandler Harris, Artemus Ward, and Bret Harte.

    About Mark Twain’s Library of Humor

    Beginning with the piece that made Mark Twain famous–"The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"–and ending with his fanciful "How I Edited an Agricultural Paper," this treasure trove of an anthology, an abridgment of the 1888 original, collects twenty of Twain’s own pieces, in addition to tall tales, fables, and satires by forty-three of Twain’s contemporaries, including Washington Irving, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ambrose Bierce, William Dean Howells, Joel Chandler Harris, Artemus Ward, and Bret Harte.

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    "Old pieces of humor are like antique toys: Some of them still work and some don’t, but they all have a certain fascination. Especially if we know that they worked for Mark Twain. And when you find one that does still work after, say, a century and a half, if you are like me you say things like ‘Look at that workmanship’ to cover your wonderment at sharing inner-child glee with someone who was in the grave when your grandmother was born. To my surprise, I feel that way about a good many pieces in this book."        –from the Introduction by Roy Blount, Jr.

    "Mark Twain is the Lincoln of our literature."–William Dean Howells

    About Washington Irving

    Washington Irving (1783–1859) is generally credited with being the father of the American short story and was the first American writer to achieve international renown.

    About Washington Irving

    Washington Irving (1783–1859) is generally credited with being the father of the American short story and was the first American writer to achieve international renown.

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    Published by Modern Library
    May 30, 2000 | 608 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679640363

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