{"product_id":"2940149695539","title":"How to Tell a Story","description":"The Humorous Story an American Development.—Its Difference from Comic and Witty Stories \u003cbr\u003eI do not claim that I can tell a story as it ought to be told. I only claim to know how a story ought to be told, for I have been almost daily in the company of the most expert story-tellers for many years. \u003cbr\u003eThere are several kinds of stories, but only one difficult kind—the humorous. I will talk mainly about that one. The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French. The humorous story depends for its effect upon the MANNER of the telling; the comic story and the witty story upon the MATTER. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Starling and Black","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101341073648,"sku":"2940149695539","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149695539_p0.jpg?v=1763722141","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149695539","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}