Merry Tales
![]() First edition | |
Author | Mark Twain |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Sketches |
Publisher | Charles L. Webster |
Publication date | 1892[1] |
Media type | |
Pages | 209 |
Merry Tales is a short volume with sketches by Mark Twain, published by Charles L. Webster and Company in March 1892.[2]
Contents[edit]
- "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed"
- "The Invalid's Story"
- "Luck"
- "The Captain's Story"
- "A Curious Experience"
- "Mrs. Mc Williams and the Lightning"
- "Meisterschaft"
The contents of Merry Tales, except "The Captain's Story", were reprinted as a section titled "Merry Tales" in The American Claimant and Other Stories and Sketches.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Facsimile of the original 1st edition.
- ^ a b Rasmussen, R. Kent. Critical Companion to Mark Twain: A Literary Reference to his Life and Work. New York, NY: Facts On File, Inc., 2007: 339. ISBN 978-0-8160-5398-8
External links[edit]
- Facsimile of first edition at OpenLibrary, also available for download in many ebook formats