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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was his first great success as a writer and brought him national attention. [1] The story has also been published as "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" (its original title) and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County".
Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee 2016. Frog jumping is a competitive pastime for humans in which frogs are entered into competitions to jump certain distances. . Frog jumping contests are held in small communities scattered around the United States, as part of the folk cult
The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is an English language American comic opera in one act and two scenes. It was composed by Lukas Foss with a libretto by Jean Karsavina, based Mark Twain's 1865 short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". The opera was commissioned for television by Roger Englander. [1]
The Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, was the hotel where the author Mark Twain heard a story that he would later turn into his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". [2] The hotel was originally a canvas tent erected by C. C. Lake in 1851, and replaced by a one-story wooden structure. It was rebuilt with stone in ...
The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Lukas Foss: Opera adaptation of Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." Jeremiah (Bullfrog) Joy to the World: Three Dog Night: Referred to in "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night: "Jeremiah was a bullfrog. Was a good friend of mine.
Calaveras County (/ ˌ k æ l ə ˈ v ɛr ə s / ⓘ), officially the County of Calaveras, is a county in both the Gold Country and High Sierra regions of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,292. [6] The county seat is San Andreas. [7] Angels Camp is the county's only incorporated city.
Dan'l Webster, the name of a fictional frog featured in Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and Lukas Foss's opera based on that story, The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
It is based on the story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain. Plot The year is 1853 when inveterate gambler Jim Smiley returns to his ...