Contents v
Preface xxv
The Literature of the Late Nineteenth Century 1
MARK TWAIN (SAMUEL L. CLEMENS) (1835-1910) 14
The Dandy Frightening the Squatter 16
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 17
FROM Old Times on the Mississippi
[A Boy Wants to Be a Pilot] 21
A "Cub" Pilot's Experience; or, Learning the River 26
The Continued Perplexities of "Cub" Piloting 35
Whittier Birthday Dinner Speech 42
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 46
How to Tell a Story 230
FROM Letters from the Earth
Letter III 233
Letter IV 234
MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN (1852-1930) 238
A New England Nun 239
SARAH ORNE JEWETT (1849-1909) 248
A White Heron 249
BRET HARTE (1836-1902) 256
Tennessee's Partner 257
GEORGE WASHINGTON CABLE (1844-1925) 263
Belles Demoiselles Plantation 265