Humorous American Short Stories
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Humorous American Short Stories by Bob Blaisdell
Includes James Thurber's 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 Rich's 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 Irving's classic, Rip Van Winkle: A Posthumous Tale of Diedrich Knickerbocker, A Jersey Centenarian by Bret Harte, and Lucretia P. Hale's The Peterkins Decide to Learn the Languages. From later eras come Ring Lardner's The Golden Honeymoon, A Telephone Call by Dorothy Parker, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber, Philip Roth's The Conversion of the Jews, and Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Bob Blaisdell is Professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough Community College and the editor of more than 20 Dover Thrift Editions and many other books. He has published essays about his own experiences as a teacher and regularly reviews books for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Christian Science Monitor. He is also the editor of The Dover Anthology of American Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780486499888 |
| ISBN 10 | 048649988X |
| Title | Humorous American Short Stories |
| Author | Bob Blaisdell |
| Series | Thrift Editions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2013-12-27 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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