What Is Man? (1906)

by Mark Twain

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Fiction. Short Stories. HTML: Although Mark Twain is revered as a master of American fiction, he was also known in his time for possessing a remarkable facility with the essay form. This collection of surprisingly insightful non-fiction and fiction pieces showcases Twain's astounding breadth as a writer. A must-read for fans of Twain's no-nonsense prose. .… (more)

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interesting book, full of Twain madness. it's easy to relate to characters an ideas. pretty dense at times, but a great read on cold winter mornings. (

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1906

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The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creature that cannot.

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Fiction. Short Stories. HTML:

Although Mark Twain is revered as a master of American fiction, he was also known in his time for possessing a remarkable facility with the essay form. This collection of surprisingly insightful non-fiction and fiction pieces showcases Twain's astounding breadth as a writer. A must-read for fans of Twain's no-nonsense prose.

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Containing:
What Is Man?,
The Death of Jean,
The Turning-Point of My Life,
How to Make History Dates Stick,
The Memorable Assassination,
A Scrap of Curious History,
Switzerland, the Cradle of Liberty,
At the Shrine of St. Wagner,
William Dean Howells,
English as She is Taught,
A Simplified Alphabet,
As Concerns Interpreting the Deity,
Concerning Tobacco,
Taming the Bicycle, and
Is Shakespeare Dead?

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