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veen  ·  3721 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Book has the Most Page-for-Page Wisdom?

Have read On Writing this summer. Devoured it in a day or two - it's great.

I always thought Mark Twain was overhyped, by how some others responded to it. Never checked it out myself, though. What of his would be good to start?





user-inactivated  ·  3721 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Mark Twain took a bit of work for me to get into. I enjoyed his short stories a lot more than his longer works, but I really enjoy his Essays. There are many out there, just do a quick google for "Mark Twain Essays" and Project Gutenberg will pop up.