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ESSAYS ON PAUL BOURGET, by Mark Twain [MT#34][mtpbg10.txt]3173 Bret Harte got his California and his Californians by unconscious absorption, and put both of them into his tales alive. But when he came from the Pacific to the Atlantic and tried to do Newport life from study- conscious observation–his failure was absolutely monumental. Newport is a … Read more

THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, by Mark Twain [MT#37][mtinn10.txt]3176 Ancient painters never succeeded in denationalizing themselves Apocryphal New Testament Astonishing talent for seeing things that had already passed Bade our party a kind good-bye, and proceeded to count spoons Base flattery to call them immoral Bones of St Denis But it is an ill-wind that blows nobody … Read more

THE GILDED AGE, by Twain and Warner [MT#39][mtgld10.txt]3178 Accidental murder resulting from justifiable insanity Always trying to build a house by beginning at the top Appropriation Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society Believed it; because she desired to believe it Best intentions and the frailest resolution Big babies with beards Cheap sentiment and high … Read more