Mark Twain

Mark Twain, as a reporter, found recognition after story about Stamford brothers at sea - GreenwichTime

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:34:14 +0000

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Mark Twain, as a reporter, found recognition after story about Stamford brothers at sea - GreenwichTime

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If this is one of Twain's "three great pieces of nonfiction," what are the other two? I nominate "My First Lie and How I Got Out of It" for one. And the third? Post your suggestions on Reframe It.

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"That's one of the most beautiful passages in Mark Twain. That's why I find it so exciting -- how often do you find a piece like that?" said Bradley, acknowledging the essay as one of "three great pieces" of nonfiction Twain wrote.

In His Private Books, Signs of Mark Twain as Critic - NYTimes.com

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:00:06 +0000

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In His Private Books, Signs of Mark Twain as Critic - NYTimes.com

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Since he was both an enthusiastic early adopter of new technologies and a writer addicted to scribbling in the margins of his books, Mark Twain would have LOVED "Reframe It" !

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Scrawled in the Margins, Signs of Twain as a Critic

News - Designing Women's Dixie Carter Dies at 70 - Celebrity News - UsMagazine.com

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:26:43 +0000

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News - Designing Women's Dixie Carter Dies at 70 - Celebrity News - UsMagazine.com

Shelley Fisher Fishkin's comment is:

Very sad news. Dixie Carter was a a remarkable human being--in addition to being a superb actor, she a real mensh. My heart goes out to her husband, Hal Holbrook.

A Shakespeare Scholar Takes on a 'Taboo' Subject - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:24:35 +0000

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A Shakespeare Scholar Takes on a 'Taboo' Subject - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education

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Leslie Fiedler's afterword to the Oxford Mark Twain edition of Twain's IS SHAKESPEARE DEAD? is the most lucid examination of this final work by Twain as an extension of Twain's own autobiography.

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"A man can't handle glibly and easily and comfortably and successfully the argot of a trade at which he has not personally served," Twain asserted. Shapiro notes that Twain insisted his own work was all, one way or another, autobiographical, an assumption he extended to Shakespeare's works as well.

Michele Elam: 2010 Census: Think Twice, Check Once

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:36:33 +0000

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Michele Elam: 2010 Census: Think Twice, Check Once

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Mark Twain wrote that the light-skinned child of a light-skinned slave was "by a fiction of law and custom a negro" (Pudd'nhead Wilson, Chapter 2). He did not, to the best of my knowledge, use the phrase "legal fiction of race" although that idea informed his writing.

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what Mark Twain called the "legal fiction of race."

How Christian Were the Founders? - NYTimes.com

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:29:39 +0000

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How Christian Were the Founders? - NYTimes.com

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I am reminded Mark Twain's response when Andrew Carnegie invoked the idea that America was a "Christian nation": "Why, Carnegie," he said, "so is Hell."

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When they proclaim that the United States is a “Christian nation,” they are not referring to the percentage of the population that ticks a certain box in a survey or census but to the country’s roots and the intent of the founders.

Mark Twain Project :: Literary Works :: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : an electronic text

Bucky — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:10:16 +0000

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Mark Twain Project :: Literary Works :: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : an electronic text

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Thank you, Shelley.

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ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

Mark Twain Project :: Literary Works :: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : an electronic text

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:43:42 +0000

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Mark Twain Project :: Literary Works :: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : an electronic text

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The Mark Twain Project has put their superbly edited and annotated edition of HUCK FINN online--and it's not only accurate and annotated, but SEARCHABLE! What a lovely way to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the publication of this amazing book (this month!). Everyone who cares about Twain owes the editors of the Mark Twain project enormous gratitude --especially Bob Hirst, whose dedication at its helm has held it all together all these years. Making a searchable Huck available online, free, to anyone with access to the internet is a cause for celebration. Kudos to the MTP for giving us their very own digitial Huck.

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ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

Connecticut Theater Reviews - Frank Rizzo's Behind The Curtain Blog

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:45:00 +0000

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Connecticut Theater Reviews - Frank Rizzo's Behind The Curtain Blog

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What a remarkable story Hal Holbrook tells in this interview! I knew he kept the edgy, controversial Twain alive in his performances, but I had no idea that he may have played a role in actually getting Twain's family to release the material that came out as LETTERS FROM THE EARTH. Another reason to admire Holbrook even more!!

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"A year later they released 'Letters from the Earth' and I realized looking at the letter that I wrote then that my visit there must have had something to do with them finally releasing this material."

Atheist Ireland protests blasphemy law by publishing book of religious quotations by famous people

SxLxS — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:26:41 +0000

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Atheist Ireland protests blasphemy law by publishing book of religious quotations by famous people

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stupid ass lick bitch

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The group has labeled the law "silly and dangerous" for its capacity to inspire religious violence.

Mark Twain, as a reporter, found recognition after story about Stamford brothers at sea - GreenwichTime

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:34:14 +0000

In His Private Books, Signs of Mark Twain as Critic - NYTimes.com

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:00:06 +0000

News - Designing Women's Dixie Carter Dies at 70 - Celebrity News - UsMagazine.com

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:26:43 +0000

A Shakespeare Scholar Takes on a 'Taboo' Subject - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:24:35 +0000

Michele Elam: 2010 Census: Think Twice, Check Once

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:36:33 +0000

How Christian Were the Founders? - NYTimes.com

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:29:39 +0000

Mark Twain Project :: Literary Works :: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : an electronic text

Bucky — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:10:16 +0000

Mark Twain Project :: Literary Works :: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : an electronic text

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:43:42 +0000

Connecticut Theater Reviews - Frank Rizzo's Behind The Curtain Blog

Shelley Fisher Fishkin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:45:00 +0000

Atheist Ireland protests blasphemy law by publishing book of religious quotations by famous people

SxLxS — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:26:41 +0000