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My quest for a true literary experience resulted in choucroute, a surprise organ feast, an epiphany at the Louvre, ...
Mark Twain, one of America's greatest writers, is known for his wit, wisdom, and unforgettable characters like Huckleberry ...
Author and humorist Mark Twain said a lot of witty things, but he's also frequently misquoted. Can you figure out which ...
GUEST: Ron Chernow, biographer, author of Mark Twain, Alexander Hamilton, Washington: A Life and other best-selling books. Subscribe to Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons. Pocket Casts. Apple.
It’s not worth it, not even the gift shop (pitiful Christmas ornaments). [Mark Twain: Old times on the Mississippi] When Twain toured the site, it lacked many of the splendors that greet modern ...
But then he never would have become Mark Twain — with all the heartache, frustration and bother that job entailed. It’s that dark side, usually cloaked by legend, that dominates Ron Chernow ...
John Bird, Mark Twain and the Conflicted Metaphor of Nature, The Mark Twain Annual, Vol. 17, No. 1, Special issue: Mark Twain and Nature (2019), pp. 129-139. Log in to a free account. Free online ...
Of the dozen books I’ve read so far this year, none has affected me nearly so deeply as a brand-new treasure written by Ron Chernow. It’s called simply “Mark Twain.” ...