{"product_id":"the-best-short-stories-of-mark-twain-9780812971187","title":"The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain","description":"This 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Twain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.24w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812971187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mark Twain \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47579924725917,"sku":"9780812971187","price":41.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f34db7ce-8281-422e-95d3-caeba9a9fdd9.jpg?v=1768899089","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-best-short-stories-of-mark-twain-9780812971187","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}