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Merry Tales

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Merry Tales
First edition
AuthorMark Twain
LanguageEnglish
GenreSketches
PublisherCharles L. Webster
Publication date
1892[1]
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages209

Merry Tales is a short volume with sketches by Mark Twain, published by Charles L. Webster and Company in March 1892.[2]

Contents

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  • "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed"
  • "The Invalid's Story"
  • "Luck"
  • "The Captain's Story"
  • "A Curious Experience"
  • "Mrs. Mc Williams and the Lightning"
  • "Meisterschaft"

The contents of Merry Tales, except "The Captain's Story", were reprinted as a section titled "Merry Tales" in The American Claimant and Other Stories and Sketches.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Facsimile of the original 1st edition.
  2. ^ a b Rasmussen, R. Kent. Critical Companion to Mark Twain: A Literary Reference to his Life and Work. New York, NY: Facts On File, Inc., 2007: 339. ISBN 978-0-8160-5398-8
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  • Facsimile of first edition at OpenLibrary, also available for download in many ebook formats