The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Written by Mark Twain

Narrated by Kaleo Griffith

Though known for his classic novels of adventure and coming
of age, Mark Twain is equally esteemed for his short stories, which abound with
the colorful characters and often comic antics readers have come to expect from
his longer works. Included here is “The
Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” a wild yarn involving a case of
mistaken identity, a gambler who’d bet on anything, and an unusual frog named
Daniel Webster. Originally published in the Saturday
Press in 1865, the tale was immensely popular, and in 1867 an expanded
version was published.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Blackstone Audio
• Release date: Jun 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481535335

Mark Twain

Mark Twain, who was born Samuel L. Clemens in Missouri in 1835, wrote some of the most enduring works of literature in the English language, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc was his last completed book—and, by his own estimate, his best. Its acquisition by Harper & Brothers allowed Twain to stave off bankruptcy. He died in 1910.