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美国的短篇圣手马克·吐温最初便以写作幽默小品登上文坛，尽管此后也写作了《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》、《汤姆·索亚历险记》等几部长篇作品，而他的短篇创作却持续了一生，举凡《百万英镑》、《竞选州长》、《亚当夏娃日记》等篇均脍炙人口，一直为世界各国的读者所喜爱。作为美国黄金时代的代表作家，马克·吐温素以笔锋犀利、语言幽默诙谐著称，而他的这些特点尤其表现在他的短篇创作中。《马克·吐温短篇小说集(英文版)》遴选马克·吐温的中短篇小说30余篇，分量适中，兼顾了作家各时期的创作。