Author: Albert Paine
Publisher: Litres
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Published: 2012-01-27
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781469980768
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Mark Twain, A Biography, Vol. 1, Part 1, 1835-1866
Author: Albert Bigelow Paine
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
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Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 3849672603
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Mark Twain's humour has secured him a large audience not only in America and this country, but also in Germany and other Continental countries. It is the dry, incisive humour of a shrewd man of the world who, having gone through life with his eyes wide open, has cheered himself by laughing not merely at the faibles of his fellow-men, but, by implication, at his own as well. He was not very reverent in his attitude towards what he considers worn-out survivals of old beliefs and superstitions, and sometimes poked fun without much discrimination. This is volume one out of two of one of the best biographies ever written about this outstanding author and covers the years 1835 to 1885.
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Publisher: Litres
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Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-07-12
Total Pages: 618
ISBN-13: 9781722840082
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