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The Classic Humor MEGAPACK ®

The Classic Humor MEGAPACK ®

by May Isabel Fisk, Edward Everett Hale,  James Whitcomb Riley and others
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 22/04/2013
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From Mark Twain to O. Henry, from Saki to Washington Irving—The Classic Humor Megapack reels in no less than 45 classic short stories and poems sure to amuse. Read and laugh!


Included are:


THE STRIKE OF ONE, by Elliott Flower

THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, by Mark Twain

A DOUBLE-DYED DECEIVER, by O. Henry

LAURA, by Saki

TEETH IS TEETH, by Ellis Parker Butler

ARAMINTA AND THE AUTOMOBILE, by Charles Battell Loomis

THE RHYME OF THE CHIVALROUS SHARK, by Wallace Irwin (poem)

ESPECIALLY MEN, by George Randolph Chester

THE ANGEL OF THE ODD, by Edgar Allan Poe

THE SIEGE OF DJKLXPRWBZ, by Ironquill (poem)

THE SCHOOLMASTER’S PROGRESS, by Caroline M.S. Kirkland

THE WATKINSON EVENING, by Eliza Leslie

THE MILLIONAIRES, by Max Adeler

THE WICKED ZEBRA, by Frank Roe Batchelder (poem)

TITBOTTOM’S SPECTACLES, by George William Curtis

MY DOUBLE; AND HOW HE UNDID ME, by Edward Everett Hale

A VISIT TO THE ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED PUNSTERS, by Oliver Wendell Holmes

AS GOOD AS A PLAY, by Horace E. Scudder

THE CRIMSON CORD, by Ellis Parker Butler

WANTED—A COOK, by Alan Dale

MRS. JOHNSON, by William Dean Howells

COLONEL STERETT’S PANTHER HUNT, by Alfred Henry Lewis

UNSATISFIED YEARNING, by R. K. Munkittrick (poem)

WOUTER VAN TWILLER, by Washington Irving

THE EXPERIENCES OF THE A.C., by Bayard Taylor

THE CHAMPION CHECKER-PLAYER OF AMERIKY, by James Whitcomb Riley

ELDER BROWN’S BACKSLIDE, by Harry Stillwell Edwards

THE HOTEL EXPERIENCE OF MR. PINK FLUKER, by Richard Malcolm Johnston

THE NICE PEOPLE, by Henry Cuyler Bunner

THE BULLER-PODINGTON COMPACT, by Frank R. Stockton

COLONEL STARBOTTLE FOR THE PLAINTIFF, by Bret Harte

THE DUPLICITY OF HARGRAVES, by O. Henry

AN EVENING MUSICALE, by May Isabel Fisk

BARGAIN DAY AT TUTT HOUSE, by George Randolph Chester

THE LITTLE FRENCHMAN AND HIS WATER LOTS, by George Pope Morris

THE GRAMMATICAL BOY, by Bill Nye

A CALL, by Grace MacGowan Cooke

HOW THE WIDOW WON THE DEACON, by William James Lampton

THE INVENTIONS OF THE IDIOT, by John Kendrick Bangs

THE HEN, by Saki

THREE MEN IN A BOAT (To Say Nothing of the Dog), by Jerome K. Jerome

WHO DO YOU THINK DID IT? by Stephen Leacock

OLD POLKA DOT’S DAUGHTER, by Bill Nye

THE RUBÀIYÀT OF OHOW DRYYÀM, by J. L. Duff (poem)

THE GOLFER’S RUBÁIYÁT, by H. W. Boynton (poem)


And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see all the entries in the Megapack series -- including volumes of science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, westerns, classics, and much, much more!

ISBN:
9781434446541
9781434446541
Category:
Humour
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
22-04-2013
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wildside Press LLC
O. Henry

O. Henry (1862-1910) had a short but colourful life. Born William Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina, he initially worked as a pharmacist before moving into journalism. In 1896 he was arrested for embezzling funds while working as a bookkeeper for a bank.

In a moment of madness, he absconded on his way to the courthouse before his trial and fled to Honduras for six months. He returned to face trial after learning that his wife was dying of tuberculosis and served three years in jail. While in prison, he adopted the pen name O. Henry, and after his release he found great fame and popularity as a short story writer.

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is one of America's greatest and best-loved writers.

Known as the father of the detective story, Poe is perhaps most famous for his short stories particularly his shrewd mysteries and chilling, often grotesque tales of horror he was also an extremely accomplished poet and a tough literary critic.

Poe's life was not far removed from the drama of his fiction. Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by a foster family. As a young man, he developed problems with gambling, debts, and alcohol, and was even dismissed from the army.

His love life was marked by tragedy and heartbreak. Despite these difficulties, Poe produced many works now considered essential to the American literary canon.

Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name, Mark Twain, was born on November 30, 1835, in the tiny village of Florida, Missouri.

Writing grand tales about Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and the mighty Mississippi River, Mark Twain explored the American soul with wit, buoyancy, and a sharp eye for truth. He became nothing less than a national treasure.

Washington Irving

Washington Irving was born in 1783 in New York City. In addition to writing fiction, Irving studied law, worked for his family's business in England and wrote essays for periodicals.

Some of his most famous tales, including Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, were first published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon.

Saki

Hector Hugh Munro (1870 1916) was a British author best known by his pen name Saki.

Although he wrote two novels and several political sketches most notably The Westminster Alice, a parody authorized by Carroll's publishers it is his large output of satirical short stories for which he is remembered, and is still considered one of the masters of the genre.

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