| Author: | ISBN: | 9780486794297 | |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications | Publication: | June 2, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780486794297 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications |
| Publication: | June 2, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications |
| Language: | English |
The great American humorist first came to national attention with the 1865 publication of this short story. Mark Twain relates the tall tale of a gambler and his high-jumping frog, Dan'l Webster. This edition features the original story, a French translation, and Twain's own re-translation of the second version, retaining the French syntax and sentence structure with amusing results.
The great American humorist first came to national attention with the 1865 publication of this short story. Mark Twain relates the tall tale of a gambler and his high-jumping frog, Dan'l Webster. This edition features the original story, a French translation, and Twain's own re-translation of the second version, retaining the French syntax and sentence structure with amusing results.
