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100 1 _aTwain, Mark,
_d1835-1910
245 1 0 _aMoments with Mark Twain
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aExcerpts from Twain's works, arranged chronologically.
500 _aRelease date is 2020-02-07
505 0 _aFrom "Sketches new and old" -- From "The innocents abroad" -- From "Roughing it" -- From "The gilded age" -- From "Adventures of Tom Sawyer" -- From "The stolen white elephant" -- From "A tramp abroad" -- From "Life on the Mississippi" -- From "The prince and the pauper" -- From "The adventures of Huckleberry Finn" -- From "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court" -- From "Rambling notes of an idle excursion" -- From "Pudd'nhead Wilson's calendar" -- From "The private history of a campaign that failed" -- From "The personal recollections of Joan of Arc" -- From "Saint Joan of Arc" -- From "Following the equator" -- From "Concerning the Jews" -- From "Christian Science" -- From "Italian without a master" -- From "Eve's diary" -- Miscellaneous -- From "The death of Jean" -- From one of his latest memoranda.
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Moments with Mark Twain" by Mark Twain is a collection of selected writings compiled by Albert Bigelow Paine, likely published in the early 20th century. This anthology aims to showcase more than just the humor for which Twain is famous, presenting his thoughtful observations and reflections on various aspects of life and society. The selections are organized chronologically to highlight Twain’s literary evolution and the development of his unique voice. The opening portion introduces Twain's witty commentary through a selection of pieces, including answers to correspondents and anecdotes about his experiences editing an agricultural paper. In these initial pages, Twain employs humor to critique societal habits, the absurdity of moral statistics, and the quirks of his fellow citizens. For example, one segment includes an amusing exchange regarding the ridiculous notion that turnips should be shaken from trees. The writing is characterized by Twain's signature playful language and sharp wit, engaging the reader with a blend of humor and insightful critique right from the start. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerican literature
700 1 _aPaine, Albert Bigelow,
_d1861-1937
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61338
999 _c102164
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