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1892 Mark TWAIN 1st Merry Tales Fact Fancy Civil War Short Stories Literature
1892 Mark TWAIN 1st Merry Tales Fact Fancy Civil War Short Stories Literature
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1892 Mark TWAIN 1st Merry Tales Fact Fancy Civil War Short Stories Literature



“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”

? Mark Twain



Merry Tales is a collection of short stories by Mark Twain, including:

"The Private History of a Campaign That Failed"

"The Invalids Story"

"Luck"

"The Captains Story"

"A Curious Experience"

"Mrs. Mc Williams and the Lightning"

"Meisterschaft"



This collection of captivating tales displays Twains characteristic energy, imagination, and sense of fun, as well as the darkly satirical edge that marks so much of his work. The best-known story in this collection is "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed," one of the few pieces Twain ever wrote about his experiences in the Civil War. As Anne Bernays writes in her introduction,

“"unmatched in the care and handling of tone," "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed" is "a merry tale about shattered innocence and slaughter, an antiwar manifesto that is also confession, dramatic monologue...and a romp that gradually turns into atrocity even as we watch. It is a small masterpiece.”



Item number: #25020

Price: $599



TWAIN, Mark



Merry Tales



New York: Charles L. Webster, 1892. First Edition. First printing.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

vi, [2], 9-209, [9]

Illustrated frontispiece

References: BAL 3435

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Green cloth

Size: ~7.25in X 5in (18.5cm x 12.5cm)



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1892 Mark TWAIN 1st Merry Tales Fact Fancy Civil War Short Stories Literature

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