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Mark Twain, A Biography: The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens

By Albert Bigelow Paine

2019-01-14 19:23:45

Excerpt....First, I want to confess how I have envied you your association with Mark Twain in those days when you and he “went gipsying, a long time ago.” Next, I want to express my wonder at your willingness to give me so unstintedly from your p ... Read more
Excerpt....First, I want to confess how I have envied you your association with Mark Twain in those days when you and he “went gipsying, a long time ago.” Next, I want to express my wonder at your willingness to give me so unstintedly from your precious letters and memories, when it is in the nature of man to hoard such treasures, for himself and for those who follow him. And, lastly, I want to tell you that I do not envy you so much, any more, for in these chapters, one after another, through your grace, I have gone gipsying with you all. Neither do I wonder now, for I have come to know that out of your love for him grew that greater unselfishness (or divine selfishness, as he himself might have termed it), and that nothing short of the fullest you could do for his memory would have contented your hearts. Less

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File size1331.611 KB
Print pages817
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2015-08-24
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1470095661
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Albert Bigelow Paine
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Albert Bigelow Paine was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. Paine was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee and wrote in several genres, including fiction, h...

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