{"product_id":"great-short-works-of-mark-twain-9780060727864","title":"Great Short Works of Mark Twain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected short works of humor and criticism by a revered American master\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeloved by millions, Mark Twain is the quintessential American writer. More than anyone else, his blend of skepticism, caustic wit and sharp prose defines a certain American mythos. While his novel \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/em\u003e is still taught to nearly everyone who attends school and is considered by many to be the Great American Novel, Twain's shorter stories and criticisms have unequalled style and bite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a review that's less than kind to the writing of James Fenimore Cooper, Twain writes: \"Every time a Cooper person is in peril, and absolute silence is worth four dollars a minute, he is sure to step on a dry twig. There may be a hundred handier things to step on, but that wouldn't satisfy Cooper. Cooper requires him to turn out and find a dry twig; and if he can't do it, go and borrow one.\" It's difficult to imagine anyone else writing in quite this style, though many have tried, which is why Twain's legacy only continues to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes 20 works, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003eOld Times on the MississippiThe Mysterious StrangerThe Man That Corrupted HadleyburgThe Jumping FrogJim Baker's Bluejay YarnA True StoryLetter to the EarthThe War Prayer\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwain, Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMark Twain, who was born Samuel L. Clemens in Missouri in 1835, wrote some of the most enduring works of literature in the English language, including \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003ePersonal Recollections of Joan of Arc\u003c\/em\u003e was his last completed book--and, by his own estimate, his best. Its acquisition by Harper \u0026amp; Brothers allowed Twain to stave off bankruptcy. He died in 1910. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317817348370,"sku":"9780060727864","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_adab57a9-694c-46e5-9bb9-879e8e898b6b.jpg?v=1727540786","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/great-short-works-of-mark-twain-9780060727864","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}