“My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian.” Who but Mark Twain could have penned such an opening? This 1903 story of courage, cruelty, and misunderstanding, narrated by a household pet, appeared in 1904 as a pamphlet for the National Anti-Vivisection Society.
About the author
Mark Twain (1835-1910), born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, is said to be America’s greatest humorist. William Faulkner called him the father of American literature. Ernest Hemmingway added, “all modern American literature stems from one book by Mark Twain.” He was referring to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 52 ● ISBN 9781411440432 ● File size 0.1 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5862878 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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