Mark Twain
Mark Twain, who was born Samuel L. Clemens in Missouri in 1835, wrote some of the most enduring works of literature in the English language, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc was his last completed book—and, by his own estimate, his best. Its acquisition by Harper & Brothers allowed Twain to stave off bankruptcy. He died in 1910.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a delight! It was too short. Mark Twain's wit and sarcasm is evident here. It was a great short read for the night, only 32 pages. They call it a "book", so I'm taking it. :)
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A cheeky little read from a master of wit and sarcasm. Twain once again exposes a truth, some may be uncomfortable with, but does it in such a stylish manner that you'll be laughing at yourself and humanity by the end.
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On the Decay of the Art of Lying - Mark Twain
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Title: On the Decay of the Art of Lying
Author: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Release Date: September 15, 2004 [EBook #2572]
Language: English
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ON THE DECAY OF THE ART OF LYING ***
ON THE DECAY OF THE ART OF LYING
by Mark Twain [Sameul Clemens]
ESSAY, FOR DISCUSSION, READ AT A MEETING OF THE HISTORICAL AND ANTIQUARIAN CLUB OF HARTFORD, AND OFFERED FOR THE THIRTY-DOLLAR PRIZE.[*]
[*] Did not take the prize.
Observe, I do not mean to suggest that the custom of lying has suffered any decay or interruption—no, for the Lie, as a Virtue, A Principle, is eternal; the Lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need, the fourth Grace, the tenth Muse, man's best and surest friend, is immortal, and cannot perish from the earth while this club remains. My complaint simply concerns the decay of the art of lying. No high-minded man, no man of right feeling, can contemplate the lumbering and slovenly lying of the present day without grieving to see a noble art so prostituted. In this veteran presence I naturally enter upon this theme with diffidence; it is like an old maid