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Merry Tales. E-book. Formato PDF Mark Twain - Forgotten Books, 2017 -
Fair and right that you listen a little moment to one who started out to do something in it, but didn't? Thousands entered the war, got just a taste of it, 'and then stepped out again, permanently. These, by their very numbers, are respectable, and are therefore entitled to a sort of voice, — not a loud one, but a modest one; not a boastful one, but an apologetic one. They ought not to be allowed much space among better people — people who did some thing — I grant that; but they ought at least to be allowed to state why they didn't do any thing, and also to explain the process by which they didn't do anything. Surely this kind of.
Merry Tales. E-book. Formato PDF Mark Twain - Ionlineshopping.Com, 2019 -
This collection of captivating tales displays Twain's characteristic energy, imagination, and sense of fun, as well as the darkly satirical edge that marks so much of his work. His targets range from the difficulty of learning German (explored in a three-act play where two young lovers are obliged to conduct their courtship in beginning German), to the incompetence of military command (found in a sketch called "Luck" in which it is revealed that a celebrated general's most lauded battle stratagem resulted from his confusing his right hand with his left). 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. His friend William Dean Howells found it "immensely amusing, with such a bloody bit of heartache in it." 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. Series Title: Fiction, Fact, and Fancy Series Contents The private history of a campaign that failed -- The invalid's story -- Luck -- The captain's story -- A curious experience -- Mrs. McWilliams and the lightning -- Meisterschaft.