yes, I thought about Jim Smiley too, as iconic. The other one's mentioned, or some of them like "True Story": are they even short stories? I also like to teach things like "Carnival of Crime," "Barnum's First Speech," or "Little Bessie." (more genre issues) Dr. Hal Bush Professor of English & Director of the Undergraduate Program Saint Louis University [log in to unmask] 314-977-3616 http://halbush.com author website: halbush.com ________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 10:28 AM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [External] Re: Most "Iconic" MT short story?? "Iconic" has to be "Jim Smiley & His Jumping Frog," right? Don't get me wrong, I'd rather teach "Hadleyburg" or "Cannibalism in the Cars" or the "Boy" stories or "A True Story" or "Eve's Diary," or any number of other things, but I feel like the resilient popularity of "Jumping Frog" is the reason Twain has to be on such a list. - MS On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:49 AM Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sadly this author overlooked our beloved hero, but she also forgot about > Hawthorne ("Young Goodman Brown"); Kurt Vonnegut ("Harrison Bergeron"); and > others I'm sure/ But my question" which MT short story should be on this > list? My answer is revealed in the comments at the bottom... > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lithub.com/43-of-the-most-iconic-short-stories-in-the-english-language/__;!!K543PA!ez2Pidecq9MIeWM5YZPagovW_wVsVFpSiyqrLsggLnKCFoCWLz9KYVe5vw4dJA$ > [https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lithub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/the-lottery.jpg__;!!K543PA!ez2Pidecq9MIeWM5YZPagovW_wVsVFpSiyqrLsggLnKCFoCWLz9KYVeNcedokg$ ]< > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lithub.com/43-of-the-most-iconic-short-stories-in-the-english-language/__;!!K543PA!ez2Pidecq9MIeWM5YZPagovW_wVsVFpSiyqrLsggLnKCFoCWLz9KYVe5vw4dJA$ > > > 43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English Language | Literary Hub< > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lithub.com/43-of-the-most-iconic-short-stories-in-the-english-language/__;!!K543PA!ez2Pidecq9MIeWM5YZPagovW_wVsVFpSiyqrLsggLnKCFoCWLz9KYVe5vw4dJA$ > > > Ambrose Bierce, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (1890) I will leave it > to Kurt Vonnegut, who famously wrote, “I consider anybody a twerp who > hasn’t read the greatest American short story, which is “Occurrence at Owl > Creek Bridge,” by Ambrose https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://Bierce.It__;!!K543PA!ez2Pidecq9MIeWM5YZPagovW_wVsVFpSiyqrLsggLnKCFoCWLz9KYVcxMdXHiw$ isn’t remotely political. It is a > flawless example of American genius, like “Sophisticated Lady” by Duke > Ellington or the ... > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://lithub.com__;!!K543PA!ez2Pidecq9MIeWM5YZPagovW_wVsVFpSiyqrLsggLnKCFoCWLz9KYVf89h10kA$ > > > > Dr. Hal Bush > > Professor of English & > > Director of the Undergraduate Program > > Saint Louis University > > [log in to unmask] > > 314-977-3616 > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://halbush.com__;!!K543PA!ez2Pidecq9MIeWM5YZPagovW_wVsVFpSiyqrLsggLnKCFoCWLz9KYVd_f72QWQ$ > > author website: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://halbush.com__;!!K543PA!ez2Pidecq9MIeWM5YZPagovW_wVsVFpSiyqrLsggLnKCFoCWLz9KYVd_f72QWQ$ > -- Matt Seybold Assistant Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies Elmira College Editor, https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://MarkTwainStudies.org__;!!K543PA!ez2Pidecq9MIeWM5YZPagovW_wVsVFpSiyqrLsggLnKCFoCWLz9KYVd2LXfUZA$ https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://MattSeybold.com__;!!K543PA!ez2Pidecq9MIeWM5YZPagovW_wVsVFpSiyqrLsggLnKCFoCWLz9KYVeo1OAVCA$
