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"How to Write a Story" by Mark Twain

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How to Tell a Humourous Story by Mark Twain

I've just discovered another gem in Mark Twain's collection of essays. It is called "How to Tell a Story". It shows how a short anecdote, which is not so funny turns into a hilarious piece if the tone, the language and the pause are used well.
If you are curious how to tell a story so that "at the end of the ten minutes the audience have laughed until they are exhausted, and the tears are running down their faces" - check it out.