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Available
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Publication
Penguin Books (2016), Edition: UK ed., 58 pages
Description
'PALE TERROR GOES BEFORE HIM, DEATH AND DEVASTATION FOLLOW!' From the father of American literature, four sparkling comic tales of extraordinary animals and parables subverted. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
User reviews
LibraryThing member OscarWilde87
In the Penguin Little Black Classics Edition, The Stolen White Elephant is published in a volume with three other short stories by Mark Twain, namely The Story of the Bad Little Boy Who Didn't Come to Grief, The Story of the Good Little Boy Who Did Not Prosper and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of
The Stolen White Elephant was published in 1882 and it is about a British government agent posted to India who is tasked by the King of Siam with presenting the Queen with a precious Siamese elephant. On his way to Britain he makes a stop in New Jersey in the US in order for the elephant to get some rest before traveling over the Atlantic. The elephant, however, goes missing and the police take over the case. Detectives are dispatched and follow leads in several states. It is the humorous depiction of the detectives' search that makes this story a fun read despite its tragic ending. 4 stars.
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Calaveras County.The Stolen White Elephant was published in 1882 and it is about a British government agent posted to India who is tasked by the King of Siam with presenting the Queen with a precious Siamese elephant. On his way to Britain he makes a stop in New Jersey in the US in order for the elephant to get some rest before traveling over the Atlantic. The elephant, however, goes missing and the police take over the case. Detectives are dispatched and follow leads in several states. It is the humorous depiction of the detectives' search that makes this story a fun read despite its tragic ending. 4 stars.
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LibraryThing member TheCrow2
Mark Twain’s humorous satiric short stories about amongst other a stolen elephant and about a good and a bad boy.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
58 p.; 6.38 inches
ISBN
0241251745 / 9780241251744