A Collection of Classic Short Stories

by Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, Saki, Jack London

Overview

This carefully selected anthology contains witty, humorous and entertaining short stories by the classic authors, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Saki and Jack London. Essential vocabulary is explained for the advanced learner of English.

The anthology includes an active table of contents.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013726499
Publisher:	ELL Reading, LLC
Publication date:	01/05/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	146
File size:	103 KB

About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), best known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an author and humorist noted for the novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (which has been called "The Great American Novel") and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, among many other books. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and he spent time as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before finding fame as a writer.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut