Twain - (Pacific Classics) by Mark Twain (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published: New York: Appleton-Century, 1966.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>I went to Maui to stay a week and remained five. I had a jolly time. I would not have fooled away any of it writing letters under any consideration whatever. --Mark Twain <p/>So Samuel Langhorne Clemens made his excuse for late copy to the Sacramento Union, the newspaper that was underwriting his 1866 trip. If the young reporter's excuse makes perfect sense to you, join the thousands of Island lovers who have delighted in Twain's efforts when he finally did put pen to paper.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>So Samuel Langhorne Clemens made his excuse for late copy to the Sacramento Union, the newspaper that was underwriting his 1866 trip. If the young reporter's excuse makes perfect sense to you, join the thousands of Island lovers who have delighted in Twain's efforts when he finally did put pen to paper.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Twain's powers of observation and description are unsurpassed and we get a vivid picture of the life and scenery of these lovely islands. Fascinating descriptions of old Hawaiian customs, a funeral in the Royal Family, a session of the Legislature, the contribution of the missionaries, and the character of the native Hawaiian leadership make this book difficult to put down.-- "<i>Saturday Review</i>"<br><br>An amalgam of workaday journalism, whimsy, shrewd and poetic observation, accurate commercial prophecy, character assassination, and tongue-in-cheek tall tales.-- "<i>Times Literary Supplement</i>"<br><br>Provides a fresh, funny portrait of Mark Twain as a young man.-- "<i>Time</i>"<br><br>The unmistakable touch of his comic genius can be seen, that sly alternation of hyperbole an deadpan understatement in a blend that can only be Twain.-- "<i>Wall Street Journal</i>"<br>
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