Have you ever discovered something that was right in front of you the whole time but for some reason you never saw it? Me too. What have I discovered? It's more of a who: Mark Twain!
I can't say for absolutely sure, but I spent an hour yesterday reading some of his short stories and I totally love them. I like the ol' west accent he uses in his writing, and I like the subjects he writes about and his (sometimes) irreverent humor. Makes me think of the gold rush days here in California, and for some reason I have always had a soft spot for that era in the states history.
I tried Borders yesterday for a specific book entitled "Letters from the Earth" but they didn't have it. They had fourteen editions of Huck Finn, but not any of Twain's less known works. I am going to try the used bookstore today.
Have any of you read any Mark Twain? Any thoughts on specific books, or whether or not you liked him? Let me know!
I will let you borrow his autobiography next time I come up. It's brilliant, one of my favorite books. I've also read "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" which I really liked ...
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