The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County (1901) - Plot & Excerpts
I read the version of this with the original, the french translation, and then the english translated from the french translation. It's a fun story. I hadn't read much of Twain's short stories, and the narrative and style was fun to follow. His notes about the translation issues are almost funnier than the original story, but the story itself holds up well. I recommend it for a quick dose of Mark Twain, if you don't want to commit to a novel. Or just if you want a fun distraction for 20 minutes. The Notorious Jumping Frog by Mark TwainMark Twain is one of the greatest and best known writers in the world. I am not sure about Burma, Iraq, Uzbekistan and other remote places, but in the “Western World” most of the children have read and enjoyed The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. These adventures are actually included in the Guardian top 100 best books ever written. And the list is not some lining up of popular taste, or the fashion of the moment. It was compiled by experts and writers like Umberto Ecco. Mark Twain had a fantastic sense of humor and from what I have read, this incredible sense manifested itself in the life of the author and many of the sayings which are now used and the pronouncements that Clarence has made. I think Clarence was the real name of Mark TwainIn the Notorious Jumping Frog the humor and irony are in full display. There is a bet on this frog, supposedly the best in the county. One of the competitors fiddles with the physique of the competitor, but I will not reveal anything that may jeopardize your pleasure, even if it is not the outcome that makes this fun to read, but Mark Twain’s gift and style.
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The narrator repeats a tall tale he heard about a jumping frog. The story is told in an accent.
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