美國的短篇聖手馬克·吐溫*初便以寫作幽默小品登上文壇，盡管此後也寫作了《哈克貝利·費恩歷險記》、《湯姆·索亞歷險記》等幾部長篇作品，而他的短篇創作卻持續了一生，舉凡《百萬英鎊》、《競選州長》、《亞當夏娃日記》等篇均膾炙人口，一直為世界各國的讀者所喜愛。作為美國黃金時代的代表作家，馬克·吐溫素以筆鋒犀利、語言幽默詼諧著稱，而他的這些特點尤其表現在他的短篇創作中。《馬克·吐溫短篇小說集(英文版)》遴選馬克·吐溫的中短篇小說30餘篇，分量適中，兼顧了作家各時期的創作。

THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
THE 1,000,000 BANK NOTE
THE 30,000 BEQUEST
A DOG'S TALE
WAS IT HEAVEN? OR HELL?
A CURE FOR THE BLUES
THE ENEMY CONQUERED, OK LOVE TRIUMPHANT
THE CALIFORNIAN'S TALE
A HELPLESS SITUATION
A TELEPHONIC CONVERSATION
EDWARD MILLS AND GEORGE BENTON: A TALE
THE FIVE BOONS OF LIFE
THE FIRST WRITING-MACHINES
ITALIAN WITH GRAMMAR
A BURLESQUE BIOGRAPHY
HOW TO TELL A STORY
THE GOLDEN ARM
GENERAL WASHINGTON'S NEGRO BODY-SERVANT
WIT INSPIRATIONS OF THE"TWO-YEAR-OLDS"
AN ENTERTAINING ARTICLE
A LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
AMENDED OBITUARIES
A MONUMENT TO ADAM
A HUMANE WORD FROM SATAN
INTRODUCTION TO "THE NEW GUIDE OF THE CONVERSATION IN PORTUGUESE AND ENGLISH"
ADVICE TO LITTLE GIRLS
POST-MORTEM POETRY
THE DANGER OF LYING IN BED
DOES THE RACE OF MAN LOVE A LORD?
EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY
EVE'S DIARY