Mark Twain's Book of Animals: Jumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain PDF
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Jumping Frogs undiscovered, rediscovered, and celebrated writings of mark twain Named after one of Mark Twain’s best-known and beloved short stories, the Jumping Frogs series of books brings neglected treasures from Mark Twain’s pen to readers. 1. Is He Dead? A Comedy in Three Acts, by Mark Twain. Edited with Foreword, Afterword, and Notes by Shelley Fisher Fishkin. Text Established by the Mark Twain Project, The Bancroft Library. Illustrations by Barry Moser. 2. Mark Twain’s Helpful Hints for Good Living: A Handbook for the Damned Human Race, by Mark Twain. Edited by Lin Salamo, Victor Fischer, and Michael B. Frank of the Mark Twain Project, The Bancroft Library. 3. Mark Twain’s Book of Animals, by Mark Twain. Edited with Introduction, Afterword, and Notes by Shelley Fisher Fishkin. Texts Established by the Mark Twain Project, The Bancroft Library. Illustrations by Barry Moser. UUCC--FFiisshhkkiinn--rreevv22..iinndddd uunnnnuummbbeerrii 66//2233//0099 1122::2211 PPMM PPrroocceessss BBllaacckk UUCC--FFiisshhkkiinn--rreevv22..iinndddd uunnnnuummbbeerrii 66//2233//0099 1122::2211 PPMM PPAANNTTOONNEE 448844 UU The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Humanities Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation. The publisher also gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Robert and Beverly Middlekauff as members of the Literati Circle of the University of California Press Foundation. UC-Fishkin-rev2.indd 2 6/12/09 11:55 AM Mark Twain’s Book of Animals UC-Fishkin-rev2.indd 1 6/12/09 11:55 AM UC-Fishkin-rev2.indd 2 6/12/09 11:55 AM Mark Twain’s Book of Animals Edited with Introduction, Afterword, & Notes by Shelley Fisher Fishkin Illustrations by Barry Moser texts established by the mark twain project, the bancroft library University of California Press Berkeley (cid:129) Los Angeles (cid:129) London UUCC--FFiisshhkkiinn--rreevv22..iinndddd iiiiii 66//2233//0099 1122::2211 PPMM PPrroocceessss BBllaacckk Mark Twain’s Book of Animals Illustrations by Barry Moser UUCC--FFiisshhkkiinn--rreevv22..iinndddd iiiiii 66//2233//0099 1122::2211 PPMM PPAANNTTOONNEE 448844 UU University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England Mark Twain’s Book of Animals Copyright © 2010 by the Mark Twain Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Transcription, reconstruction, and emendation of the texts Copyright © 2010 by The Regents of the University of California. Editorial introduction, afterword, and notes Copyright © 2010 by Shelley Fisher Fishkin. Illustrations by Barry Moser Copyright © 2010 by Barry Moser. The Mark Twain Foundation expressly reserves to itself, its successors and assigns, all dramatization rights in every medium, including without limitation, stage, radio, television, motion picture, and public reading rights, in and to Mark Twain’s Book of Animals and all texts by Mark Twain under copyright to the Mark Twain Foundation. “Ants and the True Religion” from Mark Twain’s Notebook, first published by Harper and Brothers, copyright © 1935 by the Mark Twain Foundation; “The Sailor and the St. Bernard” from Which Was the Dream? and Other Symbolic Writings of the Later Years, first published by University of California Press, copyright © 1967 by the Mark Twain Foundation; “Man’s Place in the Animal World,” “Autobiography of Eve,” “ ‘Was the World made for Man?’ ” and “Letters from the Earth” from Letters from the Earth, first published by Harper and Row, copyright © 1962 by the Mark Twain Foundation; “The Victims,” “Flies and Russians,” and “Little Bessie Would Assist Providence” from Fables of Man, first published by University of California Press, copyright © 1972 by the Mark Twain Foundation; “The President Hunts a Cow” from Mark Twain in Eruption, first published by Harper and Brothers, copyright © 1940 by the Mark Twain Foundation; “Letters from a Dog to Another Dog Explaining and Accounting for Man,” “Rosa and the Crows,” “Assassin,” “The Jungle Discusses Man,” “The Supremacy of the House Fly,” “Man and the Other Animals,” and “The Time I Got an Elephant for Christmas” from Microfilm Edition of Mark Twain’s Literary Manuscripts Available in the Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, copyright © 2001 by the Mark Twain Foundation. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Twain, Mark, 1835–1910. Mark Twain’s book of animals / by Mark Twain ; edited with introduction, afterword, and notes by Shelley Fisher Fishkin ; texts established by The Mark Twain Project, The Bancroft Library ; illustrations by Barry Moser. p. cm.—(Jumping frogs ; 3) ”The Mark Twain Project is a research and editorial project housed with the Mark Twain Papers at the Bancroft Library, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley.” Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978–0-520-24855-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Animal behavior—Anecdotes. 2. American wit and humor. 3. Animal rights. I. Fishkin, Shelley Fisher. II. Bancroft Library. Mark Twain Project. III. Title. ps1302.f5 2009 818'.409—dc22 2009004264 Manufactured in the United States of America 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper). UC-Fishkin-rev2.indd 4 6/12/09 11:55 AM Contents List of Illustrations ix Introduction 1 Part One: 1850s and 1860s Bugs! 37 Cruelty to Animals I 38 Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog 38 Fitz Smythe’s Horse 44 Cruelty to Animals II 45 The Pilgrim 48 The Dogs of Constantinople 48 Syrian Camels I 51 The Remarkable “Jericho” 53 Pilgrims on Horseback 54 Arabs and Their Steeds 55 Part Two: 1870s and 1880s The Cayote, Allegory of Want 59 With a Flash and a Whiz 61 Syrian Camels II 62 The Genuine Mexican Plug 63 The Retired Milk Horse 67 An Invention to Make Flies Curse 69 Peter and the Pain-Killer 70 The Pinch-bug and the Poodle 73 Bugs and Birds and Tom in the Morning 74 A Cat-Tale 76 The Presumptuous Ravens 84 Birds with a Sense of Humor 86 v UC-Fishkin-rev2.indd 5 6/12/09 11:55 AM
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