"Poems" from George Pope Morris. American editor, poet, and songwriter (1802-1864).

THE BEST AMERICAN HUMOROUS SHORT STORIES (19th & 20th century) This volume does not aim to contain all "the best American humorous short stories"; there are many other stories equally as good, I suppose, in much the same vein, scattered through the range of American literature. I have tried to keep a certain unity of aim and impression in selecting these stories. In the first place I determined that the pieces of brief fiction which I included must first of all be not merely good stories, but good short stories. I put myself in the position of one who was about to select the best short...