The celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county and other humorous tales (warbler classics annotated edition) - mark twain

This volume gathers eight of Mark Twains most-loved humorous stories and features The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County-the career-making story of a visit by an inveterate gambler to an old mining camp in Californias Gold Country.

The undisputed master of the tall tale, Twains legendary deadpan delivery and his ability to pile on and compound the hilarity make his stories as uproarious as they are singular.

His humor also reveals a keen insight into not only what makes us laugh but what makes us human.

This Warbler Classics edition includes Twains 1894 essay Private History of the Jumping Frog Story, which includes Twains retranslation from the French, and a detailed biographical timeline.