[GRACE MACGOWAN COOKE (1863-1944) was an American author. She and her sister Alice MacGowan, usually worked collaboratively and the pair published about thirty novels, a hundred short stories and some poetry.] A CALL ABOY IN an unnaturally clean, country-laundered collar walked down a long white road. He scuffed the dust-up wantonly, for he wished to …
[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, pen name Mark Twain(1835-1910) was an American writer. Considered one of the greatest humorist, Mark Twain by another great writer William Faulkner was awarded the title “Father of American Literature.”] THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the …
[George Pope Morris (October 10, 1802 – July 6, 1864) was an American poet and writer of repute. He has written funny stories also.] THE LITTLE FRENCHMAN AND HIS WATER LOTS Look into those they call unfortunate,And, closer view’d, you’ll find they are unwise.—Young. Let wealth come in by comely thrift,And not by any foolish …
[Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) was an American author, historian and Unitarian clergyman.] MY DOUBLE; AND HOW HE UNDID ME It is not often that I trouble the readers of The Atlantic Monthly. I should not trouble them now, but for the importunities of my wife, who “feels to insist” that a duty to society is …
[Richard Malcolm Johnston (1822-1898) was an American educator and author.] THE HOTEL EXPERIENCE OF MR. PINK FLUKER MR. PETERSON FLUKER, generally called Pink, for his fondness for as stylish dressing as he could afford, was one of that sort of men who habitually seem busy and efficient when they are not. He had the bustling …
