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The Curious Republic of Gondour, and Other Whimsical Sketches

Mark Twain

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The Curious Republic of Gondour, and Other Whimsical Sketches | Mark Twain

The Curious Republic of Gondour, and Other Whimsical Sketches

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As the title reveals, these stories are a collection of some of Mark Twain's more fanciful and eccentric works. They run the gamut from political commentary to our species' need to "be remembered" somehow. Taken as a whole the stories are "whimsical". Taken individually, they speak the truth in different ways.
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INTRODUCTORY TO "MEMORANDA"

In taking upon myself the burden of editing a department in THE GALAXY magazine, I have been actuated by a convict

Al 07/13/2020
The title is a great description, especially if you add the word "sarcastic". Very, very tongue in cheek.
Pete 03/09/2016
Either it took me a while to get into this small collection of essays, or the first two were rubbish. Still, I got there in the end.

Strangely, at least to the best of my memory, this was to be my first encounter with Twain. The third piece switched me on, a somewhat ill-tempered attack on the folly

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