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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

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Founding TextsPublished 1865

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

by Mark Twain

Pages

385

Difficulty

Approachable

Tone

Salon

Chapters

1

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GraceDistanceMercy

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