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.