This is a collection of some of the best American humorous short stories into one volume. The truly great American storytellers are represented in this volume. Edgar Allan Poe who is known primarily for his horror stories is represented here with his story The Angel of the Odd. Edward Everett Hale's My Double: And How He Undid Me, A Visit to the Asylum For the Aged and Decayed Punsters written by Oliver Wendell Homes, and Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain find place in this collection. There are twenty other stories to delight the readers.