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The complete short stories
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Publisher
Buccaneer Books
Publication Date
1976
Language
English
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The notorious jumping frog of Calaveras County -- The story of the bad little boy -- Cannibalism in the cars -- A day at Niagara -- Legend of the Capitoline Venus -- Journalism in Tennessee -- A curious dream -- The facts in the great beef contract -- How I edited an agricultural paper -- A medieval romance -- My watch -- Political economy -- Science vs. Luck -- The story of the good little boy -- Buck Fanshaw's funeral -- The story of the old ram -- Tom Quartz -- A trial -- The trials of Simon Erickson -- A true story -- Experience of the McWilliamses with membranous croup -- Some learned fables for good old boys and girls -- The canvasser's tale -- The loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton -- Edward Mills and George Benton: a tale -- The man who put up at Gadsby's -- Mrs. McWilliams and the lightning -- What stumped the bluejays --
CONTINUED: A curious experience
The invalid's story
The McWilliamses and the burglar alarm
The stolen white elephant
A burning brand
A dying man's confession
The professor's yarn
A ghost story
Luck
Playing courier
The Californian's tale
The diary of Adam and Eve
The Esquimau maiden's romance
Is he living or is he dead?
The £1,000,000 bank-note
Cecil Rhodes and the shark
The joke that made Ed's fortune
A story without an end
The man that corrupted Hadleyburg
The death disk
Two little tales
The belated Russian passport
A double-barreled detective story
The five boons of life
Was it heaven? or hell?
A dog's tale
The $30,000 bequest
A horse's tale
Hunting the deceitful turkey
Extract from Captain Stormfield's visit to heaven
A fable
The mysterious stranger.
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ISBN
9780899682723
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