Courses – Fall 2025 / Literature / WONDERFUL BOOKS OUT LOUD: TWAIN'S SHORT STORIES
Coordinators: Harriet Finkelstein Larry Shapiro, Ruth Ward
Mark Twain has been called the father of American literature. A humorist, lecturer and novelist, Twain combined narrative wit and a strong sense of irony to create distinctive masterpieces based on American culture and language.
Using The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain, we will read the best of the best. Sure, Tom Sawyer is probably the most famous kid in all of literature, and yes, Huckleberry Finn gets more votes than any other book for being the greatest American novel. But if you want a won- derful one-sitting jolt of Twain, come to Wonderful Books Out Loud to read his short stories and enjoy the wonderful wit of one of America’s greatest writers.
B WEEK / MONDAY / 10:30 AM – NOON / IN-PERSON / ROOM 27
| Wonderful Books Our Loud | ||
| Date | Presenter | Title |
| Sep 08 | Harriet Finkelstein | The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, A Dog’s Tale, A True Story |
| Sep 22 | Ruth Ward | Cannibalism in the Cars, The Stolen White Elephant |
| Oct 06 | Larry Shapiro | The $30,000 Bequest, The Five Boons of Life |
| Oct 20 | Harriet Finkelstein | The Private History of a Campaign that Failed, The Story of the Little Bad Boy |
| Nov 03 | Ruth Ward | The Story of Adam and Eve, Luck |
| Nov 17 | Larry Shapiro | Journalism in Tennessee, The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg (first half) |
| Dec 08 | Harriet Finkelstein | The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg, How I Edited an Agricultural Paper |
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