Mark Twain

since 2025 › Feb › 28 (Fri) @ 11:48 UTC

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3 days ago

Mark Twain by Ron Chernow review – the story of America’s first literary celebrity, from the author of Hamilton

found 2025 › May › 06 (Tue) @ 06:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

A definitive new biography takes in adventures on the Mississippi, racist stereotypes and get-rich-quick schemes

In his lifetime, Mark Twain was the greatest literary celebrity the world had ever know…

16 days ago

Enough Is Enuf by Gabe Henry review – the battle to reform English spelling

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 06:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Philadelphia’s Speling Reform Asoshiashun wasn’t the only group to demand a simpler way of putting things in print

You may be familiar with the ghoti, the shiny animal with fins that lives in the wate…

69 days ago

Flattery will get you nowhere, as one in five believe compliments from their partners are suspicious

found 2025 › Mar › 01 (Sat) @ 20:51 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The great American writer Mark Twain once said 'I can live for two months on a good compliment' - but many of us view expressions of praise as insincere, a poll has found.

70 days ago

James by Percival Everett audiobook review – reimagining Huckleberry Finn

found 2025 › Feb › 28 (Fri) @ 11:42 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Dominic Hoffman narrates this satirical, Booker-nominated reworking of the children’s classic, written from the perspective of the enslaved Jim

This satirical, Booker-shortlisted tale flips the script…

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