An extraordinary collection of more than 700 of Twain's most memorable aphorisms, this book celebrates Twain's gift for telling a story and gives us his views on over 400 topics, including Adam and Eve, fountain pens, procrastination, gullibility, grammar, and politics.\
An extraordinary collection of more than 700 of Twain's most memorable aphorisms, this book celebrates Twain's gift for telling a story and gives us his views on over 400 topics, including Adam and Eve, fountain pens, procrastination, gullibility, grammar, and politics. Booknews A collection of more than 700 of Twain's aphorisms and jokes attesting to the enduring quality of the author's wit and wisdom. The entries are arranged by topic alphabetically and represent the range of Twain's keen observations from fountain pens and procrastination to gullibility and grammar. Editor Brian Collins also surveys Twain's concerns as a writer and speaker in an introduction covering his early career and darker moods of later life. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
\ BooknewsA collection of more than 700 of Twain's aphorisms and jokes attesting to the enduring quality of the author's wit and wisdom. The entries are arranged by topic alphabetically and represent the range of Twain's keen observations from fountain pens and procrastination to gullibility and grammar. Editor Brian Collins also surveys Twain's concerns as a writer and speaker in an introduction covering his early career and darker moods of later life. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \