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5 de ago. de 2017 · Letters from the Earth. Letters from the Earth is one of Mark Twain 's posthumously published works. Initially, his daughter objected to its publication, probably because of its controversial and iconoclastic views on religion. The book consists of a series of short stories, many of which deal with God and Christianity.
Mark Twain is best known for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. But he possessed more than a flair for fiction. These stories, essays, and sketches present Twain at his most vitriolic. "The Damned Human Race" proves that a snake is a higher life form than an English earl, and "Papers of the Adam Family" is a sardonic look at the Bible's first couple.
4 de abr. de 2017 · “Letters From the Earth” is a sharp, witty, frequently funny, irreverent, and clever romp through features of organized religion and man’s behavior. This book places Twain, one of history’s greatest literary treasures—despite those who try to denigrate Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn for being a product of their times—in his larger role as humorist.
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.
24 de ene. de 2019 · Letters from the earth by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Publication date 1962 Publisher New York : Harper & Row Collection printdisabled; trent_university; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English. ix, 303 p. ; 22 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. 303)
17 de feb. de 2004 · Letters from the Earth. : Mark Twain. HarperCollins, Feb 17, 2004 - Literary Criticism - 336 pages. "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 ...
20 of the best book quotes from Letters from the Earth. “As you perceive, the only person responsible for the couple’s offense escaped; and not only escaped but became the executioner of the innocent.”. “No. No creature can be honorably required to go counter to the law of his nature -- the Law of God.”. ″ Man is without any doubt ...
