The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches

The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County -- Aurellia's unfortunate young man -- A complaint about correspondents, dated in San Francisco -- Answers to correspondents -- Among the Fenlans -- The story of the bad little boy who didn't come to grief -- Curing a cold -- An inquiry about insurances -- Literature in the dry diggings -- "After" Jenkins -- Lucretia Smith's soldier -- The killing of Julius Caesar "localized" -- An item which the editor himself could not understand -- Among the spirits -- Brief biographical sketch of George Washington -- A touching story of George Washington's boyhood -- A page from a Californian almanac -- Information for the million -- The launch of the steamer Capital -- Origin of illustrious men -- Advice for good little girls -- Concerning chambermaids -- Remarkable instances of presence of mind -- Honored as a curiousity in Honolulu -- The steed "Oahu" -- A strange dream -- Short and singular rations.

Year

2008

Language

English

Publisher

Pushkin Press

Editions

5

Pages

239

ISBN

9781901285932

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