“Classic.” A book which people praise and don't read. - Mark Twain

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“Classic.” A book which people praise and don't read.

Mark Twain

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed · 1885 Verified in 2 sources · 1 more available Sign up to see the complete provenance

Classics reading hypocrisy

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About Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known as Mark Twain, was an American humorist, novelist, writer, and lecturer.

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Also Known As

Pen Names: Sieur Louis de Conte • Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass • Quintus Curtius Snodgrass • J. W. Bothwell

Birth Name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Alternative Names: Samuel L. Clemens • Samuel Clemens • Louis de Conte

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