{"product_id":"letters-from-the-earth-uncensored-writings-paperback","title":"Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The most impressive contribution to books by Mark Twain since \u003cem\u003eThe Mysterious Stranger of 1916\u003c\/em\u003e...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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVirtually none of the material in \u003cem\u003eLetters from the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLetters from the Earth, \u003c\/em\u003eTwain 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.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLetters from the Earth, \u003c\/em\u003eTwain 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753411674400,"sku":"9780060518653","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fa17ca5af69b786f95abcebe8f35586e.webp?v=1780019527","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/letters-from-the-earth-uncensored-writings-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}