ISBN: 01102c4200246045d19951030a498da7

These acerbic, poignant, and thought-provoking essays concern mankind, its relationship with God, and how the mind works. Twain himself considered them dark and cynical, delaying their pu… More...

These acerbic, poignant, and thought-provoking essays concern mankind, its relationship with God, and how the mind works. Twain himself considered them dark and cynical, delaying their publication for many years before finally releasing them as an anonymous, limited-edition collection. The title essay constitutes a deeply felt blow against religious hypocrisy, written in the form of a Socratic dialogue between a young idealist and an elderly, world-weary professor. The pair debate such issues as whether man is essentially a machine or has free will, whether personal merit is meaningless, and whether people have any impulse other than the pursuit of pleasure or the avoidance of pain. Other featured essays include "The Turning Point of My Life, " "As Concerns Interpreting the Deity, " "Is Shakespeare Dead?", and more, covering a wide range of Twain's interests. In several places in the text, Twain's own handwritten drawings are included. With its focus on the more sardonic side to the author's humor, What Is Man? merits a place on everyone's Mark Twain reading list. Dover Publications Literary Biographies Mark Twain; Samuel Langhorn Clemens; social commentary; man's relationship with God; Dover Thrift; the human condition; Tom Sawyer; Huckleberry Finn 9780486835969, BE,DE,FR,GB English Literature, Dover Publications<

ISBN: 01102c4200246045d19951030a498da7

Spartacus Books North American Literary Collections Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The American Claimant, Those Extraordinary… More...

Spartacus Books North American Literary Collections Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The American Claimant, Those Extraordinary Twins, Tom Sawyer Abroad, The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, Tom Sawyer, Detective, The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and other stories, A Double Barrelled Detective Story, A Dog's Tale, Extracts from Adam's Diary, The $30, 000 Bequest and Other Stories, Eve's Diary, Complete, A Horse's Tale, Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, The Innocents Abroad, Roughing It, A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Mark Twain's Burlesque Autobiography and First Romance, Life on the Mississippi, How to Tell a Story and Other Essays, What is Man? and other essays, Christian Science, Is Shakespeare Dead, Alonzo Fitz and other stories, Chapters from My Autobiography, Complete Letters of Mark Twain, The Curious Republic of Gondour, Editorial Wild Oats, Essays on Paul Bourget, Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences, Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again , AU,DE,ES,FR,GB,UK,IT,MX,US English Literature, Spartacus Books<

ISBN: 01102c4200246045d19951030a498da7

This volume includes the most important essays by American novelist and writer Mark Twain. Headlined by "What Is Man?", his fictional dialogue regarding the nature of man, there are also … More...

This volume includes the most important essays by American novelist and writer Mark Twain. Headlined by "What Is Man?", his fictional dialogue regarding the nature of man, there are also the followings works included:The Death Of JeanThe Turning-Point Of My LifeHow To Make History Dates StickThe Memorable AssassinationA Scrap Of Curious HistorySwitzerland, The Cradle Of LibertyAt The Shrine Of St. WagnerWilliam Dean HowellsEnglish As She Is TaughtA Simplified AlphabetAs Concerns Interpreting The DeityConcerning TobaccoThe BeeTaming The BicycleIs Shakespeare Dead? Jazzybee Verlag Literary Essays , AU,DE,ES,FR,GB,UK,IT,MX,US English Literature, Jazzybee Verlag<