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Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Audiobook

Our narrator is sent on an errand to visit an old man, Simon Wheeler by a friend to find an old acquaintance of his. This is clearly a joke, because once our narrator gets there and asks about the acquaintance, Wheeler immediately begins to tell a long, boring, droll story about Jim Smiley. Jim Smiley is addicted to gambling. He bets on anything from the death of Parson Walker's wife to fights between his bulldog pup, Andrew Jackson, and other dogs. One day, a stranger to the town agrees to bet on a frog jumping higher than Jim's frog, Dan'l Webster – is his bet wise? Mark Twain was a master of the short story form and his writing is a perfect suit for being read aloud.


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Publisher: CSA Word Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780857866301
  • File size: 7666 KB
  • Release date: June 12, 2009
  • Duration: 00:15:58

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780857866301
  • File size: 7702 KB
  • Release date: June 12, 2009
  • Duration: 00:15:58
  • Number of parts: 1

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MP3 audiobook

Languages

English

Our narrator is sent on an errand to visit an old man, Simon Wheeler by a friend to find an old acquaintance of his. This is clearly a joke, because once our narrator gets there and asks about the acquaintance, Wheeler immediately begins to tell a long, boring, droll story about Jim Smiley. Jim Smiley is addicted to gambling. He bets on anything from the death of Parson Walker's wife to fights between his bulldog pup, Andrew Jackson, and other dogs. One day, a stranger to the town agrees to bet on a frog jumping higher than Jim's frog, Dan'l Webster – is his bet wise? Mark Twain was a master of the short story form and his writing is a perfect suit for being read aloud.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    CSA Word
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9780857866301
    File size: 7666 KB
    Release date: June 12, 2009
    Duration: 00:15:58

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9780857866301
    File size: 7702 KB
    Release date: June 12, 2009
    Duration: 00:15:58
    Number of parts: 1

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English