Mark Twain: Wit and Wisecracks [Hardcover]

Mark Twain (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1961

A collection of writings by Americas foremost satirist, complemented by vintage photographs. 64-page hardcover pocket gift book with dust jacket, 3-1/4'' wide by 5-3/8'' high.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 61 pages
• Publisher: Peter Pauper Pr; First edition. edition (June 1961)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880885467
• ISBN-13: 978-0880885461
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,426,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American humorist, satirist, social critic, lecturer and novelist. He is mostly remembered for his classic novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Near Sub-Microscopic Volume, November 26, 2001

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George R Dekle "Bob Dekle" (Lake City, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mark Twain Wit and Wisecracks (Americana Pocket Gift Editions) (Hardcover)

The book is hardcover and has a very nicely done dustcover. But it is far smaller and thinner than a paperback novelette. If I had known that this book was so small and had so few quotations and so little substance, I'd never have bought it. For about ($) dollars less you can get the paperback Dover Thrift Edition of Mark Twain quotations, "The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations." It won't be as pretty, but it will deliver more substance.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The great American humorist, December 3, 2005

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Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mark Twain Wit and Wisecracks (Americana Pocket Gift Editions) (Hardcover)

It is always a pleasure to read Mark Twain. He is the rare writer who simply sees the world, ( and hears it) in a humorous way. While his pessimism at human nature can at times seem exaggerated his perception of human fault and foible is so precise that it rarely fails to hit the funny bone.
The man who wrote to the paper that published his obituary ' that the reports of his death are greatly exaggerated, was maybe the sharpest of all the great American writers.
It is possible to prefer a cheaper, more full , less picture- rich edition than this little volume, but this little volume still has enough Twainisms for no small number of chuckles and laughs.

5.0 out of 5 stars Mark Twaun, January 20, 2012

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This review is from: Mark Twain Wit and Wisecracks (Americana Pocket Gift Editions) (Hardcover)

Truly a man for all seasons with contempt and humor for all occassions. Very witty man and Made In America, something we don't see much anymorte!