The Portable Mark Twain (Paperback)

Satirist, novelist, and keen observer of the American scene, Mark Twain remains one of the world's best-loved writers. This delightful collection of Twain's favorite and most memorable writings includes selected tales and sketches such as "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, How I Edited an Agricultural Journal Once, Jim Baker's Blue-Jay Yarn, " and "A True Story." It also features excerpts from his novels and travel books (including "Roughing It, The Innocents Abroad," and "Life on the Mississippi," among others; autobiographical and polemical writings; as well as selected letters and speeches. The collection also reprints the complete text of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," including the often omitted "raftsmen" passage.