Merry Tales
by Mark Twain
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About This Book
This collection of captivating tales displays Twain's characteristic energy, imagination, and sense of fun, as well as the darkly satirical edge that marks so much of his work. His targets range from the difficulty of learning German (explored in a three-act play where two young lovers areobliged to conduct their courtship in beginning German), to the incompetence of military command (found in a sketch called "Luck" in which it is revealed that a celebrated general's most lauded battle stratagem resulted from his confusing his right hand with his left). The best-known story in thiscollection i...
Chapters (202)
- MERRY TALES
- EDITOR’S NOTE.
- CONTENTS.
- THE PRIVATE HISTORY OF A CAMPAIGN THAT FAILED.
- THE INVALID’S STORY.
- LUCK.[2]
- THE CAPTAIN’S STORY.
- A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE.
- MRS. McWILLIAMS AND THE LIGHTNING.
- MEISTERSCHAFT: IN THREE ACTS.
- DRAMATIS PERSONÆ:
- ACT I.
- SCENE I.
- ACT II.
- SCENE I.
- ACT III.
- SCENE I.
- TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
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