Mark Twain

Posts in The Copybook credited to ‘Mark Twain’

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Attributed to William Scrots (fl. 1537-1553), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

An Accident of Births Mark Twain

On the same day in 1537, so the story goes, two baby boys were born, but the similarity between them ended there.

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© Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Grammar of Jays and Cats Mark Twain

In Jim Baker’s considered opinion, the bluejay had a much better command of language than Mark Twain’s cats did.

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By William M. Vander Weyde (1871–1929), via George Eastman House Collection and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: No known copyright restrictions.

Beginner’s Luck Mark Twain

As proof that ‘Providence protects children and idiots’, Mark Twain recalls his first taste of ten-pin bowling.

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© Uttam h, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Discovery! Mark Twain

Mark Twain covets the supreme sensation of being a trailblazer.

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© Alden Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Silver Swan Mark Twain

Mark Twain’s attention was drawn off people-watching for a moment by an extraordinarily lifelike machine.

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