The complete short stories
(Book)

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.