Best of
Short-Stories

1867

Not Yours To Give


Edward S. Ellis - 1867
    Several beautiful speeches had been made in its support. The Speaker was just about to put the question when Davy Crockett arose and spoke.

Sut Lovingood. Yarns Spun by a "Nat'ral Born Durn'd Fool"


George Washington Harris - 1867
    Harris is said to have influenced Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and other Southern writers. Hell-raising Sut is Harris' storyteller throughout these ribald tales written in the local vernacular. A later edition edited by M. Thomas Inge provides a very helpful glossary.