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Title: How to Tell a Story and Other Essays

Author: Mark Twain

Narrator: Deaver Brown

Format: Unabridged

Length: 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-20-12

Publisher: Simply Media

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Mark Twain's marvelous short work relating how to tell a story - an American story that is humorous, not comic as the British or witty as the French. The work also includes four marvelous but little-known essays: "The Wounded Soldier", "The Golden Arm", "Mental Telegraphy", and "The Invalid's Story". Canadian listeners will particularly enjoy "Mental Telegraphy", set in Quebec.

Members Reviews:

Very funny essays and stories

Different editions of Twain's (1835-1910) writings contain different stories. This free book for amazon kindle users has five short essays and stories. Twain differentiates between humorous stories, which he says is an American invention, and comic stories, which he claims is English. There is also, he says, the witty story, which is French, but he does not discuss it in this volume. The humorous story depends on how it is told, the other two "on the matter."

The humorous story is told by word of mouth. It can go on and on with no apparent purpose other than to be funny. The joy is in the telling and it is an art to tell it well. He gives an example of a humorous story - The Wounded Soldier. He then gives an example of how a humorous story should be told - The Golden Arm. He shows by the dialect and by directions to the reader how it should be told. He emphasizes the importance of pauses and occasional noises just at the right time and with the right length.

Included in this volume is an essay telling of four incidences that he says happened to him. The title is Mental Telepathy Again. In each tale, another person who is far from him thinks something and he senses it. This essay is followed by The Invalid's Story. It is a very funny tale of how a healthy man became an invalid when he thought he was transporting the dead body of his friend to his parents when, because of a mix up, the crate contains guns and smelly limburger cheese.

Hilarious!

The stories transported me back to younger years when I would sit entranced while listening to my dad and uncles as they reminisced and told their own stories of their childhood. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

Terrific collection of Twain shorts

Kindle formatting only ok but not bothersome and no excess of typographical errors in the transcription. More wonderful stories by our greatest author.

Well done, a delightful read

Enjoyed this little box very much. Some parts made me laugh, some made me wonder. Really appreciate Me Twain's writing Abbie's & weird selection.

Invalid - Side Splitting Humor

Laugh til you cry. Twain masterly crafts one of the most humorous of short stories I have ever read. Need a towel to wipe the tears away.