Mark Twain's helpful hints for good living [sound recording] : a handbook for the damned human race / by Mark Twain ; edited by Lin Salamo, Victor Fischer, and Michael B. Frank of the Mark Twain project.
Format:
[sound recording] :
Edition:
Unabridged.
Publisher:
Blackstone Audio,
Copyright Date:
p2012
Description:
4 sound discs (4 hrs., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Irreverent, charming, and eminently quotable, this handbook--an eccentric etiquette guide for the human race--contains sixty-nine aphorisms, anecdotes, whimsical suggestions, maxims, and cautionary tales from Mark Twain's private and published writings. It dispenses advice and reflections on family life and public manners; opinions on topics such as dress, health, food, and childrearing and safety; and more specialized tips, such as those for dealing with annoying salesmen and burglars. Culled from Twain's personal letters, autobiographical writings, speeches, novels, and sketches, these pieces are delightfully fresh, witty, startlingly relevant, and bursting with Twain's characteristic ebullience for life.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.