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On the Decay of the Art of Lying and What Is Man? and Other Essays

On the Decay of the Art of Lying and What Is Man? and Other Essays

On the Decay of the Art of Lying and What Is Man? and Other Essays

Mark Twain

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Benediction Books
Año de edición:
2011
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Colecciones y antologías de humor
ISBN:
9781849023399
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A classic collection of Twain’s essays including On The Decay Of The Art Of Lying, What Is Man?, The Death Of Jean, The Turning-Point Of My Life, How To Make History Dates Stick, The Memorable Assassination, A Scrap Of Curious History, Switzerland, The Cradle Of Liberty, At The Shrine Of St. Wagner, William Dean Howells, English As She Is Taught, On Girls, A Simplified Alphabet, As Concerns Interpreting The Deity, Concerning Tobacco, The Bee, Taming The Bicycle, Is Shakespeare Dead?.

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