{"product_id":"the-best-short-stories-of-mark-twain-paperback","title":"The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLawrence Berkove\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePete Hamill\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003cb\u003eThe Diaries of Adam and Eve\u003c\/b\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAWRRENCE I. BERKOVE\u003c\/b\u003e, this volume's editor, is a professor of English at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and a noted authority on Mark Twain. He has published groundbreaking essays on Twain's major novels, short fiction, travel literature, and religious values. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETE HAMILL\u003c\/b\u003e, this volume's introducer, is a journalist, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story writer, and the author of \u003cb\u003eA Drinking Life: A Memoir \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Why Sinatra Matters\u003c\/b\u003e. His ten novels include \u003cb\u003eSnow in August \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Forever\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in New York City.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 7.98 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755517567309,"sku":"9780812971187","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/WYL5lPl-aF9780812971187.webp?v=1776719196","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-best-short-stories-of-mark-twain-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}