Telling Twain: A book of short stories by Mark Twain
Autor Steve Dauten Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2018 – vârsta ani
Updated versions of Mark Twain classic stories in the best tradition of comedic writing. All of the stories were originally penned by Mark Twain, including "The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." The author is a contemporary American storyteller who has included notes for readers and re-tellers in addition to an introduction that comments on Mr. Twain and the era in which his stories were written.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781624911323
ISBN-10: 1624911323
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:First Edition, First Edition
Editura: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
Colecția Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
ISBN-10: 1624911323
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:First Edition, First Edition
Editura: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
Colecția Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
Notă biografică
A performer for 35 years, Steve Daut’s onstage credits include stand-up comedy, improv, and storytelling. He is a graduate of the Second City Comedy Club and the Purple Rose Theatre Actor-Director Lab. Daut’sprogram, Telling Twain,has been acceptedfor inclusion in the 2018-2021 Michigan Arts and Humanities Touring Directory. Steve Dauthas been telling stories ever since the dog ate his homework.
Cuprins
SECTION 1 – PERSONAL NARRATIVES
CURING A COLD
THE KILLING OF JULIUS CAESAR
JOURNALISM IN TENNESSEE
MY WATCH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
HOW I EDITED AN AGRICULTURAL PAPER
ARGUING WITH A RAVEN
THE PROFESSOR’S YARN
SECTION 2 – STORIES INSPIRED BY “CURRENT EVENTS”THE KILLING OF JULIUS CAESAR
JOURNALISM IN TENNESSEE
MY WATCH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
HOW I EDITED AN AGRICULTURAL PAPER
ARGUING WITH A RAVEN
THE PROFESSOR’S YARN
THE WILD MANINTERVIEWED
THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF THE GREAT LANDSLIDE
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
SECTION 3 – FABLESTHE FACTS IN THE CASE OF THE GREAT LANDSLIDE
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
A MEDIEVAL ROMANCE
SOME LEARNED FABLES FOR GOOD OLD BOYS AND GIRLS
ONE LITTLE TALE
THE FIVE BOONS OF LIFE
A FABLE
SECTION 4 – TALL TALESSOME LEARNED FABLES FOR GOOD OLD BOYS AND GIRLS
ONE LITTLE TALE
THE FIVE BOONS OF LIFE
A FABLE
THE NOTORIOUS JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY
THE UNDERTAKER’S CHAT
EXPERIENCE OF THE MCWILLIAMSESWITH MEMBRANEOUS COUP
A GHOST STORY
THE SALESMAN’S TALE
MRS. MCWILLIAMS AND THE LIGHTNING
THE MCWILLIAMSESAND THE BURGLAR ALARM
THE THIRY-THOUSAND DOLLAR BEQUEST
EXCERPT FROM CAPTAIN STORMFIELD’S VISIT TO HEAVEN
THE UNDERTAKER’S CHAT
EXPERIENCE OF THE MCWILLIAMSESWITH MEMBRANEOUS COUP
A GHOST STORY
THE SALESMAN’S TALE
MRS. MCWILLIAMS AND THE LIGHTNING
THE MCWILLIAMSESAND THE BURGLAR ALARM
THE THIRY-THOUSAND DOLLAR BEQUEST
EXCERPT FROM CAPTAIN STORMFIELD’S VISIT TO HEAVEN
Recenzii
"Humorous, wry, and intelligent, Steve Daut also tells stories with compassion." -
“What comes through in these adaptations of Mark Twain stories is Steve Daut’s dedicated soul. His gentle hand with the Twain originals shows the wisdom and humor of both men, and their facility with words.”
“Steve Daut knows funny when he hears it. Read this book and you will, too.”