Edited by Thomas L. Masson VOLUME I By Washington Irving Oliver
INTRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CONTENTS
WASHINGTON IRVING WOUTER VAN TWILLER
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MAXIMS
WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER NOTHING TO WEAR Miss Flora M'Flimsey, of
HENRY WARD BEECHER DEACON MARBLE
N. P. WILLIS MISS ALBINA McLUSH
B. P. SHILLABER ("Mrs. Partington") FANCY DISEASES
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES THE DEACON'S MASTERPIECE; Or, the
JAMES T. FIELDS THE OWL-CRITIC A Lesson to Fault-finders "Who
JOHN HAY LITTLE BREECHES I don't go much on religion, I never
HENRY W. SHAW ("Josh Billings") NATRAL AND UNNATRAL ARISTOKRATS
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL THE YANKEE RECRUIT
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER MY SUMMER IN A GARDEN SECOND WEEK
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
FREDERICK S. COZZENS LIVING IN THE COUNTRY
FRANCES M. WHICHER TIM CRANE AND THE WIDOW
MARIETTA HOLLEY A PLEASURE EXERTION
EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN THE DIAMOND WEDDING O Love! Love! Love!
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS Guvener B. is a
MARK TWAIN THE NOTORIOUS JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY [B]
