Best American Humorous Stories

Fiction & Literature, Humorous, Short Stories, Classics
Cover of the book Best American Humorous Stories by Various, Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Various ISBN: 1230000309012
Publisher: Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher Publication: March 3, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Various
ISBN: 1230000309012
Publisher: Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher
Publication: March 3, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English

I have tried to keep a certain unity of aim and impression in selecting these stories. In the first place I determined that the pieces of brief fiction which I included must first of all be not merely good stories, but good short stories. I put myself in the position of one who was about to select the best short stories in the whole range of American literature, but who, just before he started to do this, was notified that he must refrain from selecting any of the best American short stories that did not contain the element of humor to a marked degree. But I have kept in mind the wide boundaries of the term humor, and also the fact that the humorous standard should be kept second--although a close second--to the short story standard. (Edited by Alexander Jessup.)

Contents

The little Frenchman and his water lots / G.P. Morris -- The angel of the odd / E.A. Poe -- The schoolmaster's progress / Caroline M.S. Kirkland -- The Watkinson evening / Eliza Leslie -- Titbottom's spectacles / G.W. Curtis -- My double; and how he undid me / E.E. Hale -- A visit to the asylum for aged and decayed punsters / O.W. Holmes -- The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras county / Mark Twain -- Elder Brown's backslide / H.S. Edwards -- The hotel experience of Mr. Pink Fluker / R.M. Johnston -- The nice people / H.C. Bunner -- The Buller-Podington compact / F.R. Stockton -- Colonel Starbottle for the plaintiff / B. Harte -- The duplicity of Hargraves / O. Henry -- Bargain day at Tutt House / G.R. Chester -- A call / Grace M. Cooke -- How the widow won the deacon / W.J. Lampton -- Gideon / W. Hastings.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

I have tried to keep a certain unity of aim and impression in selecting these stories. In the first place I determined that the pieces of brief fiction which I included must first of all be not merely good stories, but good short stories. I put myself in the position of one who was about to select the best short stories in the whole range of American literature, but who, just before he started to do this, was notified that he must refrain from selecting any of the best American short stories that did not contain the element of humor to a marked degree. But I have kept in mind the wide boundaries of the term humor, and also the fact that the humorous standard should be kept second--although a close second--to the short story standard. (Edited by Alexander Jessup.)

Contents

The little Frenchman and his water lots / G.P. Morris -- The angel of the odd / E.A. Poe -- The schoolmaster's progress / Caroline M.S. Kirkland -- The Watkinson evening / Eliza Leslie -- Titbottom's spectacles / G.W. Curtis -- My double; and how he undid me / E.E. Hale -- A visit to the asylum for aged and decayed punsters / O.W. Holmes -- The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras county / Mark Twain -- Elder Brown's backslide / H.S. Edwards -- The hotel experience of Mr. Pink Fluker / R.M. Johnston -- The nice people / H.C. Bunner -- The Buller-Podington compact / F.R. Stockton -- Colonel Starbottle for the plaintiff / B. Harte -- The duplicity of Hargraves / O. Henry -- Bargain day at Tutt House / G.R. Chester -- A call / Grace M. Cooke -- How the widow won the deacon / W.J. Lampton -- Gideon / W. Hastings.

More books from Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher

Cover of the book 6 Simple Rules Of Power by Various
Cover of the book Club of Queer Trades by Various
Cover of the book Lady Windermere's Fan by Various
Cover of the book Redgauntlet: A Tale Of The Eighteenth Century by Various
Cover of the book In the Valley of the Shadow by Various
Cover of the book Duizend en één Nacht by Various
Cover of the book Andersens Sproken en vertellingen (Geïllustreerd) by Various
Cover of the book Maximizing Your Business With Facebook by Various
Cover of the book Leveraging Google+ For Your Business by Various
Cover of the book Poison Belt (Annotated) by Various
Cover of the book Master of Men by Various
Cover of the book Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi by Various
Cover of the book How to Use Your Blog to Generate Leads by Various
Cover of the book Ballad of Reading Gaol by Various
Cover of the book Arabian Nights (Volume 7) by Various
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy