The Capitoline Venus

by Mark Twain

Марк Твен (1835-1910) — великий американский писатель, ставший в один ряд с такими мастерами слова, как Диккенс, Чехов, Гоголь. Его произведения, щедро усыпанные блестками юмора, веселого, беззаботного, а порой едкого и саркастического, продолжают свой путь к душам людей всех возрастов.

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction

First published January 1, 1869

About the author

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." Twain also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.

Reviews

[Jess the Shelf-Declared Bibliophile · Rating 3 out of 5]

A clever and amusing story.

[Tatevik · Rating 3 out of 5]

A funny quick read.

[Forked Radish · Rating 5 out of 5]

As an antiquary radish I can attest to the actual likelihood of the scenario envisioned by Mr. Twain of the "Show Me" state.

[Jennifer (JenIsNotaBookSnob) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This seems like the sort of short that would be somebody's favorite. It was amusing, but, not my favorite.

[Squire Whitney: Hufflepuff Book Reviwer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I find The Capitoline Venus to be rather less humorous than most other Mark Twain short stories that I have read—but it certainly proves every bit as bizarre.