The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories

by Mark Twain

Overview

Collection of short stories including: The $30,000 Bequest, A Dog's Tale, Was It Heaven? Or Hell? A Cure for the Blues, The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant, The Californian's Tale, A Helpless Situation, Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale, The Five Boons of Life, The First Writing-machines, Italian without a Master, Italian with Grammar, A Burlesque Biography, How to Tell a Story, General Washington's Negro Body-servant, Wit Inspirations of the "Two-year-olds", A Monument to Adam, A Humane Word from Satan, Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English", Advice to Little Girls, Post-mortem Poetry, The Danger of Lying in Bed, Portrait of King William III, Does the Race of Man Love a Lord? Extracts from Adam's Diary, and Eve's Diary.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781537805030
Publisher:	Kypros Press
Publication date:	11/02/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Mark Twain (1835-1910), born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, is said to be America’s greatest humorist. William Faulkner called him the father of American literature. Ernest Hemmingway added, “all modern American literature stems from one book by Mark Twain.” He was referring to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut