Humor, Quotations & Speeches

Mark Twain's Speeches

Name: Mark Twain's Speeches
Author: Mark Twain
ISBN: 9781438524313

by Mark Twain

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Overview

Samuel Langhorne Clemens or as he is known 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 sale off into unknown adventures. Twain was also an orator. Twain was an actor able to deliver a speech in such a way that his audience gained much from hearing him deliver the words. A few of the speeches in this large collection include The story of a speech, Plymouth Rock and the pilgrims, Compliments and degrees, Books, authors, and hats, Dedication speech, and The horrors of the German language.

Synopsis

Well, of course, I wrote Doctor Holmes and told him I hadn't meant to steal, and he wrote back and said in the kindest way that it was all right and no harm done; and added that he believed we all unconsciously worked over ideas gathered in reading and hearing, imagining they were original with ourselves. He stated a truth, and did it in such a pleasant way, and salved over my sore spot so gently and so healingly, that I was rather glad I had committed the crime.

About the Author, Mark Twain

Riverboat pilot, journalist, failed businessman (several times over): Samuel Clemens -- the man behind the figure of Mark Twain -- led many lives. But it was in his novels and short stories that he created a voice and an outlook on life that will be forever identified with the American character.