Humorous Stories and Sketches

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001505
ISBN
9780486292793
Grade 8-AD
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
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Classical
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Montessori (Discovery)
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Auditory
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Visual
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Description

Loaded with satire and classic American humor, Humorous Stories and Sketches will without a doubt amuse its readers. Compiled within are eight of Mark Twain's most entertaining pieces of work: The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, Journalism in Tennessee, About Barbers, A Literary Nightmare, The Stolen White Elephant, The Private History of a Campaign that Failed, Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences, and How to Tell a Story. Each piece is between 5-20 pages. 74 pgs, pb. ~ Tasha

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Product Format:Softcover Book
Brand:Dover Publications
Author:Mark Twain
Grades:8-AD
ISBN:9780486292793
Length in Inches:8
Width in Inches:5
Height in Inches:0.1875
Weight in Pounds:0.15
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