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The Celebrated Jumping Frog: 100th Anniversary Collection
The Celebrated Jumping Frog 100th Anniversary Collection Author:Mark Twain SeaWolf Press is proud to offer another book in its Mark Twain 100th Anniversary Collection. Each book in the collection contains the text, illustrations, and cover from the first edition (but it is not a photocopy.) Use Amazon's Lookinside feature to compare this edition with others. You'll be impressed by the differences. If you like our book,... more » be sure to leave a review! Our version has: Text that has been proofread to avoid errors common in other versions. A beautiful cover that replicates the first edition cover. The complete text in an easy-to-read font similar to the original. Properly formatted text complete with correct indenting, spacing, footnotes, italics, and tables. Look for other Mark Twain books in our 100th Anniversary Collection. This is Mark Twain's first book published in 1867, making him a national figure. It is a collection of 27 short stories that were previously published in periodicals and newspapers. The title story is the most famous and recounts the narration of a story told in Angels Camp, California about a gambler betting on his pet frog. The story is celebrated every year at the annual Angels Camp Jumping Frog Jubilee. His other stories poke fun at everything from insurance companies to chambermaids to high society. The story is commonly known by the full name, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."« less