1992; The Reader's Digest Association; hardbound; very good condition of book and boards; no dust jacket.
 
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The Celebrated Jumping Frog introduces Jim Smiley, a man who loved to gamble, whether on horse races, dogfights, catfights, or even how long it took bugs to cross the Mexican border. When a gullible stranger came to town, Smiley boasted that his pet frog, Dan'l Webster, could outjump any frog in the county. Smiley, figuring it would be easy money, eagerly made a bet with the stranger, who had a secret plan to stop Dan'l in his tracks. Other stories:
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
A Fable
The Story of the Good Little Boy
The Story of the Bad Little Boy
The 1,000,000 Bank Note
Jim Baker's Bluejay Yarn
A Medieval Romance
The $30,000 Bequest
The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm
Was It Heaven? Or Hell?
Extract From Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
A Dog's Tale
Afterword