The Best American Humorous Short Stories

Anthology of short tales The Best American Humorous Short Stories was curated by Alexander Jessup. There are a number of amusing short tales in the book by well-known American authors including Mark Twain O. Henry and Edgar Allan Poe. Each portion of the book focuses on a different subject such as politics marriage or love. The tales are humorous and sarcastic in tone often making light of American social mores and customs. The book contains several well-known tales including The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain The Duplicity Of Hargraves by O. Henry and The Nice People by Henry Cuyler Bunner. The collection of The Best American Humorous Short Stories is a classic example of American comedy and it never fails to delight readers of all ages.