Collected in 1853 from the newspapers and magazines of the day, these tales and sketches mix romance, history and humour: a goldsmith’s daughter, the absurd Philetus Potts, a Venetian gondolier, the surrender of Cornwallis and the grocer Elias Muggs, devoted from his tenderest years to groceries and glory.
A lively sampler of popular American storytelling before the Civil War. Download the free EPUB.