Huck Finn and the "The Mysterious Stranger", by Mark Twain, enthralled me in my youth. I was looking for the same experience with this collection of stories. Several stories fell flat for me. I kept coming back to this book in between other books because this was just that hard for me to read for long stretches of time.

Two stars is for the slow pacing and the time it took to get though this exercise in futility.

If you decide to tackle the book, focus on:
*What Stumped the BlueJay
*Journalism in Tennessee
*How I Edited an Agricultural Paper
*Political Economy
*A Genuine Mexican Plug
*Experience of the McWillaimes with Membranous Croup ( )