The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain

This unique collection of Twain’s essential short stories and semiautobiographical narratives is a testament to the author’s vast imagination. Featuring popular tales such as “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” and “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,” as well as some delightful excerpts from The Diaries of Adam and Eve, this compilation also includes darker works written in the author’s twilight years. These selections illuminate the depth of Twain’s artistry, humor, irony, and narrative genius.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Jim Smiley and his jumping frog —
The story of the bad little boy who didn’t come to grief —
Cannibalism in the cars —
Journalism in Tennessee —
The story of the good little boy who did not prosper —
How I edited an agricultural paper once —
Political ecoonomy —
A true story, repeated word for word as I heard it —
The facts concerning the recent carnival of crime in Connecticut —
Punch, brothers, punch! —
Jim Baker’s blue-jay yarn —
The stolen white elephant —
The McWilliamses and the burglar alarm —
The private history of a campaign that failed —
Extracts from Adam’s diary —
The man that corrupted Hadleyburg —
The $30,000 bequest —
Eve’s diary —
Captain Stormfield’s visit to heaven —
Letter from the recording angel —
The great dark —
The second advent ; Appendix War times —
Private history of the “Jumping Frog” story —
How to tell a story.