![]() In Letters from the Earth, Twain presents himself as the Father of History - reviewing and interpreting events from the Garden of Eden through the Fall and the Flood, translating the papers of Adam and his descendants through the generations. ![]() You must pardon me if I repeat that remark now and then in these letters I want you to take seriously the things I am telling you, and I feel that if I were in your place and you in mine, I should need that reminder from time to time, to keep my credulity from flagging.’ “’I have told you nothing about man that is not true. After diving into the mind of Mark Twain, I’m come to see he’s not just a whimsical man you imagine having written The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. ![]() ![]() This week’s read was something assigned to me in my Banned Books class this past semester. ![]()
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