Author

Contributions

  • Webb, Charles Henry, 1834-1905. - Contributor

Publication

1869 - C.H. Webb, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

49,500 words, Guess

Page Count

198 pages

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Description

The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County -- Aurellia's unfortunate young man -- A complaint about correspondents, dated in San Francisco -- Answers to correspondents -- Among the Fenlans -- The story of the bad little boy who didn't come to grief -- Curing a cold -- An inquiry about insurances -- Literature in the dry diggings -- "After" Jenkins -- Lucretia Smith's soldier -- The killing of Julius Caesar "localized" -- An item which the editor himself could not understand -- Among the spirits -- Brief biographical sketch of George Washington -- A touching story of George Washington's boyhood -- A page from a Californian almanac -- Information for the million -- The launch of the steamer Capital -- Origin of illustrious men -- Advice for good little girls -- Concerning chambermaids -- Remarkable instances of presence of mind -- Honored as a curiousity in Honolulu -- The steed "Oahu" -- A strange dream -- Short and singular rations.

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  • The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County and other storiesC.H. Webb1869-01-01
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