Mark Twains inimitable blend of humor, satire, and masterly storytelling earned him a secure place in the front rank of American writers. This collection of eight stories and sketches, among them the celebrated classic ``The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,`` shows the great humorist at the top of his form.Also included here are ``Journalism in Tennessee,`` in which a novice newspaperman is shown the ``correct way`` to report a news story; ``About Barbers,`` a delightful account of every barbershop customers worst fear; ``Fenimore Coopers Literary Offenses,`` Twains hilarious savaging of that authors style; and four more: ``A Literary Nightmare,`` ``The Stolen White Elephant,`` ``The Private History of a Campaign that Failed,`` and ``How to Tell a Story.``Delightfully entertaining, these charming pieces will find an appreciative audience among students, general readers, and lovers of classic American humor.