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Podcast: 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Episode: CONCERNING THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE and A HELPLESS SITUATION by MARK TWAIN
Description: Two Mark Twain essays for your enjoyment. CONCERNING THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE An amusing essay recalling a conversation with an Englishman comparing the two languages with Mark Twain (real name Samuel Clemens) defending the American language as correct english. A HELPLESS SITUATION Twain recalls receiving a letter from someone who is a relative of someone Twain barely knew 16 years before asking him to use his influence to get the writer's manuscript reviewed by his publisher. He poses an imaginary discussion he would have with his publisher. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best...