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Mark Twain lived an enormous, fractious life and was determined to defy categorization. In 1879 he commented to an audience, "I don't mind what [the critics] say of me so long as they don't tell the truth about me. But when they descend to telling the truth about me, I consider that this is taking an unfair advantage." Over the past...
Where the Twains Meet: Iconic Figure, Family Man
By LAURA E. SKANDERA TROMBLEYMark Twain lived an enormous, fractious life and was determined to defy categorization. In 1879 he commented to an audience, "I don't mind what [the critics] say of me so long as they don't tell the truth about me. But when they descend to telling the truth about me, I consider that this is taking an unfair advantage." Over the past...
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