*fuming* I vow never to read a novel by Mark Twain!!!
Posted by Chael on October 01, 1998 at 16:20:18:
Skimming through some literary quotations, I found these by Mark Twain:
Jane Austen? Why I go so far as to say that any library is a good library that does not contain a volume by Jane Austen. Even if it contains no other book.
- Remembered Yesterdays, Robert Underwood Johnson
Jane Austen's books, too, are absent from this library. Just that one omission alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn't a book in it.
- Following the Equator
To me his prose is unreadable - like Jane Austin's [sic]. No there is a difference. I could read his prose on salary, but not Jane's. Jane is entirely impossible. It seems a great pity that they allowed her to die a natural death.
- Letter to W. D. Howells, 1/18/1909
I haven't any right to criticise books, and I don't do it except when I hate them. I often want to criticise Jane Austen, but her books madden me so that I can't conceal my frenzy from the reader; and therefore I have to stop every time I begin. Everytime I read 'Pride and Prejudice' I want to dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.
- Letter to Joseph Twichell, 9/13/1898
I will NEVER pick up a volume of Mark Twain! Nothing could enduce me to read one of his novels if this is his opinion of truly great literature!!!!
- Louisa May Alcott Lynn D 20:29:37 10/02/98
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- In fairness to Twain Art 20:04:24 10/01/98
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- Yes! Constanza 16:13:21 10/02/98
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- Yes! Constanza 16:13:21 10/02/98
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- Mark Twain makes me... Jane 11:50:54 10/02/98
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- Are you kidding? Emmy 13:59:37 10/04/98
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- Wharton, Garp and a confession Silke 06:13:18 10/05/98
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- Wharton, Garp and a confession Silke 06:13:18 10/05/98
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- The Golden Bowl...YAWN!(nfm) Patricia N. 15:28:07 10/02/98
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- Are you kidding? Emmy 13:59:37 10/04/98
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- Classics I have tried to read Lesley 02:21:04 10/02/98
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- Steinbeck Patricia R. 19:44:43 10/02/98
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- Defending Steinbeck & Hemingway Steinbeck and Hemingway 01:32:52 10/04/98
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- To Reads Patricia R. 13:59:06 10/04/98
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- Excellent choices but don't forget the Kleenex! (nfm) Patricia Bingham 00:19:03 10/05/98
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- Excellent choices but don't forget the Kleenex! (nfm) Patricia Bingham 00:19:03 10/05/98
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- To Reads Patricia R. 13:59:06 10/04/98
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- To like or not to like, that's the question! Kristin T 09:06:07 10/03/98
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- I think I understand you better now, Chael. (nfm) Kristin T 16:48:19 10/04/98
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- I think I understand you better now, Chael. (nfm) Kristin T 16:48:19 10/04/98
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- likes & dislikes Chael 19:32:44 10/03/98
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- Life is too short! Barbara 23:50:35 10/02/98
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- Defending Steinbeck & Hemingway Steinbeck and Hemingway 01:32:52 10/04/98
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- Steinbeck Patricia R. 19:44:43 10/02/98
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- My choice is... Susan 02:14:05 10/02/98
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- Lord of the Flies & 1984 Golda 13:33:40 10/02/98
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- 1984. Aghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Emmy 13:25:36 10/04/98
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- 1984. Aghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Emmy 13:25:36 10/04/98
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- But I adore Tolkien!!! (nfm) Susan 00:04:21 10/04/98
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- I liked Steinbeck! Patricia N 18:56:00 10/03/98
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- Why? Kristin T 17:03:33 10/04/98
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- here's why... Chael 22:43:10 10/04/98
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- here's why... Chael 22:42:56 10/04/98
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- link Chael 22:53:17 10/04/98
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- a better link Chael 23:11:23 10/04/98
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- banned books link lizard 02:46:11 10/05/98
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- banned books link lizard 02:46:11 10/05/98
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- a better link Chael 23:11:23 10/04/98
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- link Chael 22:53:17 10/04/98
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- here's why... Chael 22:43:10 10/04/98
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- banned books Lizard 00:33:28 10/04/98
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- banned books Art 01:05:48 10/04/98
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- Banned Books BIBLE?? Lizard 22:22:09 10/04/98
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- No Joke at all, I assure you Art 07:43:15 10/05/98
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- No Joke at all, I assure you Art 07:43:15 10/05/98
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- Banned Books BIBLE?? Lizard 22:22:09 10/04/98
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- banned books Art 01:05:48 10/04/98
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- Why? Kristin T 17:03:33 10/04/98
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- banned books Chael 19:34:20 10/03/98
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- But I adore Tolkien!!! (nfm) Susan 00:04:21 10/04/98
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- Everyone's worsts Tolkien, Steinbeck, Hemingway lizad 23:59:21 10/02/98
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- Lord of the Rings Patricia N 15:36:55 10/02/98
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- Dittos on UGH (not Hemingway, though) Leea 14:26:32 10/02/98
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- Lord of the Flies & 1984 Golda 13:33:40 10/02/98
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- Famous Writers Lizard 23:52:42 10/01/98
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- Tolkien Patricia R. 19:50:50 10/02/98
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- Tolkien Patricia R. 19:50:50 10/02/98
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- Maybe not overrated, but... Barbara 23:09:44 10/01/98
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- A load of old trollope! Caroline 16:36:37 10/02/98
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- What's wrong with Dorothy Parker? AmandaB 22:46:06 10/04/98
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- What's wrong with Dorothy Parker? AmandaB 22:46:06 10/04/98
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- A load of old trollope! Caroline 16:36:37 10/02/98
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- Melville Chael 23:12:27 10/02/98
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- Badly said, indeed, but... Leea 17:52:14 10/01/98
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- Yes, badly said Constanza 09:04:05 10/02/98
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- Yes, badly said Constanza 09:04:05 10/02/98
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