Mark Twain's Library of HumorCharles L. Webster & Company, 1888 - 707 Seiten "Now if there is any one class of their authors whom the American people do know rather better than any other, it is the American humorists, from Washington Irving to Bill Nye... We have tried to arrange our Library so as to include passages representative of every period and section." -The Associate Editors in the modern Introduction to Mark Twain's Library of Humor (1888) Mark Twain's Library of Humor (1875) is a collection of short humorous stories compiled by Mark Twain, including his own essays and those of other popular contemporary writers, such as Washington Irving, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ambrose Bierce, and many others. This jacketed hardcover replica of the 1888 edition of Mark Twain's Library of Humor, with the authentic illustrations by E. W. Kemble, is an entertaining and humorous book for book lovers and Mark Twain aficionados. |
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... Fire .... 283 A New Kind of Croup .. 284 Fing Wing . The Victim .. 285 287 Little Breeches 290 The Artist ... ......... . 294 A Strange Disappearance .. 301 Kitty Glided Out of the Room .. 306 An Old - time Celebration ... 312 Sam ...
... Fire .... A Taste for Young Darkies The Lady from Philadelphia Not Friendly .... They Always Played Together An Unfortunate Connection . A Taste for Needles ... Mrs. Davids and Miss Tame . Picking Raspberries ... Teddy the Ferret .. A ...
... fire underneath . A tyro would have been aston- ished at this common phenomenon ; but sportsmen will at once understand me when I say that the water boiled with the breaking trout . I studied the surface for some time to see upon what ...
... fire a single gun . How feeble and insignificant was such a plan compared to that which now sent the light dancing into our eyes ! " What could we have been thinking of ! " cried Jack Har- ris . " We'll give ' em a broadside , to be ...
... fire the train . Hereupon arose a discussion as to who was the proper person . Some argued that I ought to apply the match , the battery being chris- tened after me , and the main idea , moreover , being mine . Others advocated the ...
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