马克·吐温是19世纪美国批判现实主义文学的奠基人,世界著名的短篇小说大师;他是美国文学史上第一个用纯粹的美国口语进行写作的作家,被福克纳称为“美国文学之父”,被豪威尔斯誉为“美国文学的林肯”。马克·吐温的作品最突出的特点是幽默和讽刺,他以清新幽默的文笔、毫无雕琢的朴素语言开创了美国小说口语化的先河,在现实主义小说语言风格方面为美国文学的发展作出了卓越贡献,对后世作家产生了深远的影响。本书精选了他创作生涯中的一些经典短篇小说。本书为英文版。
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Story of the Bad Little Boy
Cannibalism in the Cars
Legend of the Capitoline Venus
The Facts in the Great Beef Contract
How I Edited an Agricultural Paper
Political Economy
Science vs. Luck
The Story of the Good Little Boy
A True Story
Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale
Mrs. Mc Williams and the Lightning
The Invalid's Story
The Stolen White Elephant
A Dying Man's Confession
A Ghost Story
Is He Living or Is He Dead?
The £1,000,000 Bank-Note
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
Was It Heaven? Or Hell?
A Dog's Tale
The $30,000 Bepuest
Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
The Mysterious Stranger