The Curious Republic of Gondour, and Other Whimsical Sketches
1919
The Curious Republic of Gondour, and Other Whimsical Sketches
1919
The Curious Republic of Gondour, and Other Whimsical Sketches is a collection of satirical essays and short stories by Mark Twain, first published in 1919. The book features Twain's sharp wit and keen observations on politics, social dynamics, and human behavior, with the titular sketch presenting a fictional republic that critiques democracy through the lens of education and property rights. The sketches cover a variety of topics, offering humorous insights into American society and the absurdities of human nature, making it a notable reflection of Twain's literary style and social commentary.
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“The Emperor sends his troops to the field with immense enthusiasm. He will lead them in person, when they return.””
— Mark Twain
“I would always prefer to have the privilege of printing a serious and sensible remark, in case one occurred to me, without the reader's feeling obliged to consider himself outraged.””
— Mark Twain
“the person who "possesses a hole which once belonged in a handkerchief owned by Charles Dickens.””
— Mark Twain
“I should feel obliged to stipulate that Marshal Serrano be reduced to the rank of constable, or even roundsman. He is no longer fit to be City Marshal. A man who refused to be king because he was too old and feeble, is ill qualified to help sick people to the station-house when they are armed and their form of delirium tremens is of the exuberant and demonstrative kind.””
— Mark Twain
“The reason arable land is so scarce in Spain is because the people squander so much of it on their persons, and then when they die it is improvidently buried with them.””
— Mark Twain
“said he judged that wher' he was going to, a body would find it considerable better to attract attention by a picturesque moral character than a natty burial case with a swell doorplate on it.””
— Mark Twain
“our party had just ridden through the squalid hive of human vermin which still holds the ancient Biblical name of Endor;””
— Mark Twain
“Take your bow, O Hiawatha, Take your arrows, jasper-headed, Take your war-club, Puggawaugun, And your mittens, Minjekahwan, And your birch canoe for sailing, And the oil of Mishe-Nama.””
— Mark Twain
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