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Mark Twain's Speeches
Mark Twain
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Spanning the time between 1872 and the year before he died, this collection of after-dinner speeches, random thoughts to "the press", etc. clearly documents, once again, the truly eclectic mind of Samuel Clemens. It also demonstrates how he dealt with adulation, compliments and notoriety...head on! This collection is a treasure-trove of Twain sayings, witticisms and pronouncements on a huge galaxy of issues and concerns in his life
Spanning the time between 1872 and the year before he died, this collection of after-dinner speeches, random thoughts to "the press", etc. clearly documents, once again, the truly eclectic mind of Samuel Clemens. It also demonstrates how he dealt with adulation, compliments and notoriety...head on! This collection is a treasure-trove of Twain sayings, witticisms and pronouncements on a huge galaxy of issues and concerns in his life
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However, I thought the thing out, and solved the mystery. Two years before, I had been laid up a couple of weeks in the Sandwich Islands, and had read and re-read Doctor Holmes's poems till my mental reservoir was filled up with them to the brim. The dedication lay on the top, and handy, so, by-and-by, I unconsciously stole it. Perhaps I unconsciously stole the rest of the volume, too, for many people have told me that my book was pretty poetical, in one way or another. Well, of course, I wrote Doctor Holmes and told him I hadn't meant to steal, and he. . . Read More
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Endearing. Extremely funny. Much material of a serious nature is attacked by Twain's caustic wit. We need an observer of humanity like him today. He'd skewer the celebrities, sports stars and politicians and show them as naked as a plucked chicken on a spit.
Being a newspaper junkie, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Sam had a reputation as a commentator on the human condition in his newspaper columns. I reread the various columns in this book and many of them still resonate as if they were written in the last few years. Especially noteworthy, an
Mark Twain is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, authors of American literature, as the long list of his novels, memoirs, and fictionalized travelogues demonstrates. Often overshadowed by these classics are his shorter works, which are equally as reflective of his literary genius. This is wel
Just read "A Dog's Tale," short story from mark Twain. The Art of Racing in the Rain with more clever and quirky Twainish details. Moving story, more of a story about Humanity than a dog.
This second collection of Twain's shorter works is just as illuminating and hilarious as the first. I particularly enjoyed his various essays and stories focusing on religion, which seemed to increase exponentially towards the end of his life.
Of the two collections of Twain's shorter works published by LOA, this is the one I preferred. It presents Twain, in multiple aspects and with many interesting facets of his prose, both published and unpublished. Of most interest to me were his speculative pieces beginning with "Mental Telegraphy" (
Absolutely delightful. The way it is set up allows the reader to see the progress of Twain's writing through six decades, starting from the very beginning in Hannibal.
Very unique and interesting, overall a reccomended read so far.
I am re-reading this book. I especially like The War Prayer, which was pointed out to me by a friend.
Much of this was written as Twain dealt with several family illnesses and untimely deaths, financial ruin and his own health problems. There is a bleakness throughout all these materials. But there was a bitterness in Twain’s early writing that lurked underneath, just below the surface. In these wri