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Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Presented as a translation by Jean Francois Alden of Joan of Arc's page and secretary the Sieur Louis de Conte's memoirs, Twain's Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc first appeared as a serial in Harper's Magazine beginning in April of 1895. It is a...

The Enchiridion and Discourses

The Enchiridion and Discourses

For centuries, Stoicism was the unofficial religion of the Roman world.The stress on endurance, self-restraint, and power of the will to withstand calamity can often seem cold-hearted. It is Epictetus, a lame former slave exiled by Emperor Domitian,...

One of the first major American novels to satirize the political milieu of Washington, and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War, The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name.This...

Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion

Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion

A classic of Mark Twain's non-fiction writing, this is a collection of anecdotes that Twain recorded during an ocean trip to Bermuda.Full of hilarious encounters and fascinating insights into the Bermuda of Twain's day, this is an essential component...

My Platonic Sweetheart

My Platonic Sweetheart

My Platonic Sweetheart is a short dream narrative that was originally titled "The Lost Sweetheart" and written during 1898. It was published posthumously and is believed to be based on a recurring dream that Twain had for most of his life.Through five...

Aspects of the Novel

Aspects of the Novel

E.M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel is an innovative and effusive treatise on a literary form that, at the time of publication, had only recently begun to enjoy serious academic consideration.First given as a series of lectures at Cambridge...

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Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Presented as a translation by Jean Francois Alden of Joan of Arc's page and secretary the Sieur Louis de Conte's memoirs, Twain's Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc first appeared as a serial in Harper's Magazine beginning in April of 1895. It is a...

The Enchiridion and Discourses

The Enchiridion and Discourses

For centuries, Stoicism was the unofficial religion of the Roman world.The stress on endurance, self-restraint, and power of the will to withstand calamity can often seem cold-hearted. It is Epictetus, a lame former slave exiled by Emperor Domitian,...

One of the first major American novels to satirize the political milieu of Washington, and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War, The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name.This...

Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion

Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion

A classic of Mark Twain's non-fiction writing, this is a collection of anecdotes that Twain recorded during an ocean trip to Bermuda.Full of hilarious encounters and fascinating insights into the Bermuda of Twain's day, this is an essential component...

My Platonic Sweetheart

My Platonic Sweetheart

My Platonic Sweetheart is a short dream narrative that was originally titled "The Lost Sweetheart" and written during 1898. It was published posthumously and is believed to be based on a recurring dream that Twain had for most of his life.Through five...