The $30,000 Bequest and other short stories

* Book : The $30,000 Bequest and other short stories
* Biography
* Bibliography

The stories contained span the course of his career, from "Advice to Young Girls" in 1865 to the titular tale in 1904. Although Twain had ample time to refine his short stories between their original publication date and this collection, there is little evidence to suggest he took an active interest in doing so. "A Burlesque Biography" contains only a few minor technical revisions which make it different from the 1871 version found in Mark Twain's "(Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance". "Advice to Little Girls" shows slight revision from its earlier publication in The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.

Included stories:
"The $30,000 Bequest"
"A Dog's Tale"
"Was It Heaven? Or Hell?"
"A Cure for the Blues"
"The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant"
"The Californian's Tale"
"A Helpless Situation"
"A Telephonic Conversation"
"Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale"
"The Five Boons of Life"
"The First Writing Machines"
"Italian Without a Master"
"Italian With Grammar"
"A Burlesque Biography"
"How To Tell A Story"
"General Washington's Negro Body-Servant"
"Wit Inspirations of the "Two Year-Olds""
"An Entertaining Article"
"A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury"
"Amended Obituaries"
"A Monument to Adam"
"A Humane Word from Satan"
"Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English""
"Advice to Little Girls"
"Post-Mortem Poetry"
"The Danger of Lying in Bed"
"Portrait of King William III"
"Does the Race of Man Love a Lord?"
"Extracts from Adam's Diary"
"Eve's Diary"

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