A Pen Warmed-up in Hell - Mark Twain in Protest

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Frederick Anderson (Editor)

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A Pen Warmed-up in Hell - Mark Twain in Protest

Frederick Anderson (Editor)

1 rating • 1 review • 1 shelved

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ISBN10 0060906782
ISBN13 9780060906788
Publish Date 1 January 1979
Publish Status Out of Print
Out of Print 13 March 2021
Publish Country US
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint HarperPerennial

Edition Revised Ed. ed.
Format Paperback
Pages 219
Language English

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Written on Aug 4, 2009

It’s been several years since I’ve read anything by Twain, and I’d forgotten what a captivating writer he is. Once you start reading, it’s difficult to not be sucked in to what he is saying. Twain was no wallflower. He had opinions, and he wasn’t afraid to let you know them. Most of his commentary here is centered on U.S. actions in the Philippines during the Spanish-American war, and on religion and the human condition. The most amazing thing to me about this was that you could take what he says about war and put it in the New York Times two years ago and it would be completely relevant. It really illustrates the adage, "the more things change, the more they stay the same".