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Mark Twain (Critical Survey of Long Fiction)

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In addition to his novels, Mark Twain wrote a great deal of short fiction, which can be divided, although often only very arbitrarily, into short stories, tales, and humorous sketches. One of the best examples of his short stories is “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,” and one of the best examples of his humorous sketches is the jumping frog story. Somewhere between the story and the sketch are tales such as “Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven.” Twain also wrote speeches and essays, both humorous and critical. Representative of his best satiric...

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