The Curious Republic Of Gondour

by Mark Twain

Mark Twain is best known for his novels and short stories. Twain uses his incredible whit to depict life in America. His books Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn have been read by school children for generations. His life on the Mississippi River has peeked the imagination of boys to go and build a raft and sail off into unknown adventures. Stories include The curious republic of Gondour -- A memory -- Introductory to "Memoranda" -- About smells -- A couple of sad experiences -- Dan Murphy -- The "Tournament" in A.D. 1870 -- Curious relic for sale -- A reminiscence of the back settlements -- A royal compliment -- The approaching epidemic -- The tone imparting committee -- Our precious lunatic -- The European war -- The wild man interviewed -- Last words of great men.

Genres: Fiction

Kindle Edition

First published July 12, 2014

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

[Forked Radish · Rating 2 out of 5]

The problem is that such a system will stifle innovation in art, music, science, and literature; the four pillars of civilization. This is because the more entrenched an institution becomes the more it perpetuates its own orthodoxy. Twain idiotically solved this problem by summarily deciding that Shakspeare (who only had a grammar school education) was actually Ben Johnson, which was the position of Johnson's descendants (a mere coincidence). Even though, W.S. was well known as an actor and collaborated with other playwrights. And, even though, no one questioned his authenticity till the 1850's.

[Michael Skoien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic Twain wit and insight on mid-19th Century life

[Fix · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy cow what a great read for a short story. I think everyone should read this at least once in their life

[Vickie · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of his humorous short stories. In general He's pretty funny autor. Always keeps it down to earth. Well almost always.