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Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Seven (1920-1924)
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Mark Twain
This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…
Europe and Elsewhere
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Mark Twain
This collection of articles came from Mark Twain's travels and experiences abroad. While many had been previously published, there also were…
The Ordeal of Mark Twain (Version 2)
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Van Wyck Brooks
The Ordeal of Mark Twain analyzes the literary progression of Samuel L. Clemens and attributes shortcomings to Clemens' mother and wife. The…
Mark Twain and the Happy Island
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Elizabeth Wallace
This Mark Twain Memoir by Elizabeth Wallace paints an idyllic portrait of his time in Bermuda, not long before his death in 1910. Wallace an…
Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865
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Ward Hill Lamon
Abraham Lincoln came to the presidency under a heavy shroud of uncertainty, not only about his threatened life but, of course, the very exis…
The Diary of a Country Parson
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James Woodforde
The Revd. James Woodforde was an English clergyman, best known for his vivid account of parish life in the 18th century. His diary, edited b…
Christian Science
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Mark Twain
Christian Science is a 1907 collection of essays Mark Twain wrote about Christian Science, beginning with an article that was published in C…
The Nature and Authority of Conscience
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Rufus Jones
Rufus Matthew Jones (January 25, 1863 – June 16, 1948) was an American religious leader, writer, magazine editor, philosopher, and college p…
The Death Disk
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Mark Twain
Mark Twain's "Death Disk" was inspired by the historical account of the execution of Colonel John Poyer of Pembroke, Wales on Apri…
Mark Twain's Autobiography: With An Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine - Volu…
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Mark Twain
While the Mark Twain Project has created and released a three-volume Mark Twain autobiography with extensive annotations, in the 21st centur…
Mark Twain's Autobiography: With An Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine - Volu…
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Mark Twain
While the Mark Twain Project has created and released a three-volume Mark Twain autobiography with extensive annotations, in the 21st centur…
Excerpts from ''A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clem…
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Merle Devore Johnson
As printed, this book contains an extensive listing of Mark Twain's work. Rather than repeating that listing, this recording simply reflects…
Society as I Have Found It
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Ward Mcallister
Mark Twain illustrator Dan Beard recalled discussing McAllister’s book with Twain. “It was before Webster & Company failed that Ward McA…
Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii
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Mark Twain
By the time Mark Twain worked as a roving reporter for the Sacramento Union, he had held positions with other newspapers in Nevada and Calif…
The Piazza Tales
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Herman Melville
A collection of six short stories by American writer Herman Melville, published in May 1856. Except for the newly written title story, "…
Toilers of the Sea (Version 2)
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Victor Hugo
The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Victor Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Hugo uses the setting of a small island communit…
Researches into the Physical History of Man
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James Cowles Prichard
Prichard’s Researches into the Physical History of Man has been called the most important pre-Darwinian anthropological work in English of t…
The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey
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George Cavendish
Thomas Wolsey was an English statesman and Catholic bishop. His appointment as a cardinal by Pope Leo X in 1515 gave him precedence over all…
A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom, Volume One
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Andrew Dickson White
The 21st Century, so far, has seen a dramatic and widespread questioning of "Science", much of it from "Evangelicals". B…
A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom, Volume Two
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Andrew Dickson White
"In all modern history, interference with science in the supposed interest of religion, no matter how conscientious such interference m…