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Includes James Thurbers The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a 2013 motion picture! Spanning nearly 300 years of American humor, this anthology of entertaining tales ranges from the inventive mind of Benjamin Franklin and his 1732 story, Alice Addertongue, to Simon Richs 2012 fable, Center of the Universe. More than 30 witty short stories include works by Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, O. Henry, Langston Hughes, and other masters of the genre.
Nineteenth-century stories include Washington Irvings classic, Rip Van Winkle: A Posthumous Tale of Diedrich Knickerbocker, A Jersey Centenarian by Bret Harte, and Lucretia P. Hales The Peterkins Decide to Learn the Languages. From later eras come Ring Lardners The Golden Honeymoon, A Telephone Call by Dorothy Parker, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber, Philip Roths The Conversion of the Jews, and Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Author: Bob Blaisdell
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 11/21/2013
Series: Dover Thrift Editions
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780486499888
Language: English
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