NOTICE: (Updated March 5, 2010)

Beginning December 19, 2009, Books 'N Border Collies will be posting but only intermittently while I pursue personal goals. I plan to share some reading I'm doing, but there will be no reviews. I will, however, be sharing my exploration of vegetarian cooking and the cookbooks and websites I use to educate myself. I hope you enjoy it!

Lezlie



Sunday, December 21, 2008

Short Story: THE NOTORIOUS JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY

by Mark Twain

The story of Jim Smiley, a chronic gambler, and his amazing frog, as told by the chatty old Simon Wheeler.

Really, does it matter what the subject matter is when you're reading Mark Twain? His characterizations pull you in so completely that he can talk about anything and you're mesmerized. It's somewhat disturbing that his writing is so charming that a lengthy paragraph about a nasty dog fight almost seemed quaint. That one objectionable (to me) paragraph aside, this is an adorably crafted, silly story.

To read this story online, click here.

This completes the 2008 Short Story Challenge. Yippee!!



5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on finishing the challenge!

Michele said...

Thanks for the link (you little Classics reader, you). Congrats on the challenge, too!

Lezlie said...

Bermudaonion ~ Thanks!

Michele ~ Thank you and you're welcome! I try to include links for short stories whenever I can find them. And I swear I'll get that meme done. I'm so bad about those!

joanna said...

yay, another one down, congrats!

Lezlie said...

Thanks, Joanna! I wasn't sure I was going to get this one done. Silly, since it was probably the easiest one of the bunch!

Lezlie