Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature. Various

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      Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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Table of Contents

       BAYARD TAYLOR.

       (BORN, 1825—DIED, 1878)

       SELECTIONS FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF THE A.C.

       WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER.

       (BORN, 1825.)

       DOBBS HIS FERRY.

       JOHN WILLIAM DE FOREST.

       (BORN, 1826.)

       FATHER HIGGINS'S PREFERMENT.

       JOHN TOWNSEND TROWBRIDGE.

       (BORN, 1827.)

       FRED TROVER'S LITTLE IRON-CLAD.

       OLIVER BELL BUNCE.

       (BORN, 1828.)

       MR. BLUFF DISCOURSES OF THE COUNTRY AND KINDRED THEMES.

       CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER.

       (BORN, 1829.)

       GARDEN ETHICS.

       THE PLUMBER.

       FRANCES LEE PRATT.

       (BORN, 1830.)

       CAPTAIN BEN'S CHOICE.

       LOUISA MAY ALCOTT.

       (BORN, 1832.)

       STREET SCENES IN WASHINGTON.

       SELECTIONS FROM TRANSCENDENTAL WILD OATS.

       WILLIAM WIRT HOWE.

       (BORN, 1833.)

       CONVERSATIONAL DEPRAVITY

       CHARLES FARRAR BROWNE.

       ("ARTEMUS WARD.")

       (BORN, 1834—DIED, 1867.)

       THE TOWER OF LONDON.

       SCIENCE AND NATURAL HISTORY.

       FROM THE "LECTURE."

       FRANK R. STOCKTON.

       (BORN, 1834.)

       OUR TAVERN.

       A PIECE OF RED CALICO.

       HARRIET PRESCOTT SPOFFORD.

       (BORN, 1835.)

       AUNT PEN'S FUNERAL.

       SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS.

       ("MARK TWAIN.")

       (BORN, 1835.)

       THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY.

       FITZ HUGH LUDLOW.

       (BORN, 1836—DIED, 1870.)

       BEN THIRLWALL'S SCHOOLDAYS.

       SELECTIONS FROM A BRACE OF BOYS.

       THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH.

       (BORN, 1836.)

       A RIVERMOUTH ROMANCE.

BAYARD TAYLOR.