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

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 (Author). Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 Celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County. (Added Author).

Summary:

A high-jumping frog named Daniel Webster...A town so boastfully free of corruption that one visitor decides to test its mettle...A man who buys a burglar alarm only to have it stolen with his other possessions. Such are the results when a traditional American genre, the tall tale, are put into the hands of a true American genius, Mark Twain. A collection of 13 stories.

Record details

ISBN: 9780895774156
ISBN: 0895774151
Physical Description: 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, c1992.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The celebrated jumping frog -- The man that corrupted Hadleyburg -- A fable -- The story of the good little boy -- The story of the bad little boy -- The £1,000,000 bank note -- Jim Baker's bluejay yarn -- A medieval romance -- The $30,000 bequest -- The McWilliamses and the burglar alarm -- Was it heaven? or hell? -- Extract from Captain Stormfield's visit to heaven -- A dog's tale -- Afterword.