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Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences

Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences

Published in 1895, 'Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences' is a satirical essay by Mark Twain that critiques the works of James Fenimore Cooper, particularly his novels 'The Deerslayer' and 'The Last of the Mohicans.' Twain humorously enumerates what he perceives as Cooper's numerous literary faults, claiming that Cooper committed 114 offenses against literary art in just two-thirds of a page. This essay is notable for its sharp wit and serves as a significant commentary on literary standards of the time.

Fenimore Cooper - author of The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mohicans, etc - has often been praised, but just as often be...

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