And of course his later works on his problems with the German language, things like gender …Īnd then of course his SF “comedy” – actually a very thoughtful book, I was really surprised to see this side of Twain:Ī Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Courtĭid you know that the Hungarian language has no gender concept? For example he, she it is translated the same: I just had to look him up – it was th description of his first journey: The Innocents abroad. Post navigation ← FORGOTTEN BOOKS #366: Edward Gorey: His Book Cover Art and Design A CURE FOR LONELINESS By Peter Wolf → This entry was posted in Uncategorized on Apby george. This is the first non-fiction book the Wall Street Journal Book Club picked for its readers. You can read more about Life on the Mississippi here. Sadly, by the end of the Civil War, the economy of the Mississippi completely changed and Twain had to find a new profession. And, then Twain has to learn another 1,200 miles of river to get back to the beginning! Life on the river back in the 1860s is wild and varied. Twain has to learn 1,200 miles of river in order to maneuver his steamboat to its destination. The big attraction of the book is the process Mark Twain goes through to become a pilot of a riverboat. I hadn’t read Life on the Mississippi before but I had a copy on my shelves for years so I figured I’d read it now. Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi is the Wall Street Journal Book Club choice for April.
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