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Letters from the Earth : Uncensored Writings by Mark. Twain (2004, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060518650
ISBN-139780060518653
eBay Product ID (ePID)4511433
Product Key Features
Book TitleLetters from the Earth : Uncensored Writings
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSubjects & Themes / Religion, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary, Essays
Publication Year2004
GenreLiterary Criticism, Religion, Fiction
AuthorMark. Twain
Book SeriesPerennial Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-043353
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsTwain at his best. The high point of the book is the title section, which presents a series of letters supposedly written by Satan, reporting on a visit to the 'Human-Race experiment....Here Twain takes some of man's most revered beliefs and demonstrates their downright preposterousness when examined in a cold light. He is iconoclastic, and not gentle in his idol breaking. But reading the letters should be stimulating to anyone interested in looking at the world around him objectively and a delightful experience to anyone with a sense of humor., "The most impressive contribution to books by Mark Twain since The Mysterious Stranger of 1916...The attitude is that of Swift, the intellectual contempt is that of Voltaire, and the imagination is that of one of the great masters of American writing." -- Howard Mumford Jones, New York Times Book Review "Twain at his best. The high point of the book is the title section, which presents a series of letters supposedly written by Satan, reporting on a visit to the 'Human-Race experiment....Here Twain takes some of man's most revered beliefs and demonstrates their downright preposterousness when examined in a cold light. He is iconoclastic, and not gentle in his idol breaking. But reading the letters should be stimulating to anyone interested in looking at the world around him objectively and a delightful experience to anyone with a sense of humor." -- Chicago Sunday Tribune "Twain sentimentalists will gasp, Bible-belters will turn purple, austere stylistic purists will raise eyebrows--but dyied-in-the-wool Twain enthusiasts will grab hungrily for what amounts to a new volume by the 'Lincoln of our literature.'...The pages in this volume range from furious to funny, from deadly earnestness to frothy word-play." -- Library Journal, Twain sentimentalists will gasp, Bible-belters will turn purple, austere stylistic purists will raise eyebrows--but dyied-in-the-wool Twain enthusiasts will grab hungrily for what amounts to a new volume by the 'Lincoln of our literature.'...The pages in this volume range from furious to funny, from deadly earnestness to frothy word-play., The most impressive contribution to books by Mark Twain since The Mysterious Stranger of 1916...The attitude is that of Swift, the intellectual contempt is that of Voltaire, and the imagination is that of one of the great masters of American writing.
Dewey Decimal818/.409
Synopsis"The most impressive contribution to books by Mark Twain since The Mysterious Stranger of 1916 ...The attitude is that of Swift, the intellectual contempt is that of Voltaire, and the imagination is that of one of the great masters of American writing."--New York Times Book Review Virtually none of the material in Letters from the Earth was published in Twain's lifetime and the manuscript was only approved by his executors in 1962. This is vintage Twain--sharp, witty, imaginative, wildly funny. His voice is as vigorous and blistering as ever, capable of surprising truth and provoking laughter in the most unlikely places. In this collection, he presents himself as the Father of History, reviewing and interpreting events from the garden of Eden through the Fall and the Flood, translating the papers of Adam and his descendants down through the generations. There are comments on James Fenimore Cooper, English architecture, and the civilization of the French, as well as proposals for a simplified alphabet and a parody of books on etiquette. Letters from the Earth an exuberantly eclectic collection., "The most impressive contribution to books by Mark Twain since The Mysterious Stranger of 1916...The attitude is that of Swift, the intellectual contempt is that of Voltaire, and the imagination is that of one of the great masters of American writing."--New York Times Book Review Virtually none of the material in Letters from the Earth was published in Twain's lifetime and the manuscript was only approved by his executors in 1962. This is vintage Twain--sharp, witty, imaginative, wildly funny. His voice is as vigorous and blistering as ever, capable of surprising truth and provoking laughter in the most unlikely places. In this collection, he presents himself as the Father of History, reviewing and interpreting events from the garden of Eden through the Fall and the Flood, translating the papers of Adam and his descendants down through the generations. There are comments on James Fenimore Cooper, English architecture, and the civilization of the French, as well as proposals for a simplified alphabet and a parody of books on etiquette. Letters from the Earth an exuberantly eclectic collection., "I have told you nothing about man that is not true." You must pardon me if I repeat that remark now and then in these letters; I want you to take seriously the things I am telling you, and I feel that if I were in your place and you in mine, I should need that reminder from time to time, to keep my credulity from flagging. In Letters from the Earth, Twain presents himself as the Father of History -- reviewing and interpreting events from the Garden of Eden through the Fall and the Flood, translating the papers of Adam and his descendants through the generations. First published fifty years after his death, this eclectic collection is vintage Twain: sharp, witty, imaginative, complex, and wildly funny.
LC Classification NumberPS1302.D43 2004
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- 16 Oct, 2018
A thought provoking read.
I read "Letters From the Earth" at least twice before buying this copy. Having "lost" my old copy through loaning it to someone (have no idea who... smile) I bought this one as a replacement. This copy is not merely the book/essay as was my prior one. It includes other short stories as well as. The book is obviously old but is, nevertheless, in incredibly good shape.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 31 May, 2023
A great work of an American master!
Fantastic! Mark Twain at his best! This ain’t Tom Sawyer. A must read if your not scared to see humanity analyzed in a cold cruel light through the eyes of Lucifer! A true masterpiece! You will not be the same after reading it. I promise!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
