The Best American Humorous Stories - Couverture rigide

Jessup, Alexander (ed.)

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1572154713 ISBN 13 : 9781572154711

Editeur : Signature Press Editions, 2007

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.)

Biographie de l'auteur

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 — April 21, 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Ad-ventures of Tom Sawyer. He is also known for his quotations. During his lifetime, Clemens became a friend to presidents, artists, leading industrialists, and European royalty. Clemens enjoyed immense public popularity, and his keen wit and incis-ive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. Amer-ican author, William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Signature Press Editions
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1572154713
• ISBN 13: 9781572154711
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible