Anthology of Classic Short Stories. Vol. 7 (Humour, Satire and Tall Tales)

Satire, Humor and Irony in some cases have been regarded as the most effective source to understand a society, the oldest form of social study. Contents: The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry What Stumped the Blue Jays by Mark Twain The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain The Toys of Peace by Saki (H. H. Munro) The Artful Hussar by Johann Peter Hebel From The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Micromegas: A Philosophical History by Voltaire