FTP, name this 1882 short story by Mark Twain about a British official who hunts down a title animal from Siam who was born with the name Jumbo.
The main character of this work touches a bell to summon a boy named Alaric, who takes notes, after which there's a comical exchange about the weight of an ordinary Octavo bible versus the weight of an illustrated family edition bible. That main character blames "Brick" Duffy and "Red" McFadden for a certain crime, only to learn that they're already dead. This work includes several telegraph dispatches from places like Flowers Corners New York - after each dispatch, Inspector Blunt reacts to the exploits of the title figure, who is called "Hassan." In the intro, the author says this story was left out of A Tramp Abroad, because of doubts about its truth. FTP, name this 1882 short story by Mark Twain about a British official who hunts down a title animal from Siam who was born with the name Jumbo.
The main character of this work touches a bell to summon a boy named Alaric, who takes notes, after which there's a comical exchange about the weight of an ordinary Octavo bible versus the weight of an illustrated family edition bible.
{“The Stolen White Elephant} ”