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The Happy Warrior
Joined: 10 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:35 am Post subject: Mark Twain Autobiography |
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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/10/13/101991/mark-twain-biography-100-years.html
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Mark Twain had a dying wish � that the public not see his complete autobiography for 100 years.
Time's up.
The first volume of the book will be released Saturday in Angels Camp, a tiny town that played a big part in Twain's emergence as a writer. The unveiling by the University of California Press has drawn international attention.
People involved with the book said Twain ordered the century long hold so as not to offend anyone living at the time of his death on April 21, 1910. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:02 am Post subject: |
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| Wow, that's kinda cool. |
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The Happy Warrior
Joined: 10 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:06 am Post subject: |
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This is how you hype an autobiography.
Although I'm afraid its not within the generous copyright law window of author's lifetime + 50 years, so from a commercial standpoint this was a bit of a loss for Twain's family. |
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rollo
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: China
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:14 am Post subject: |
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| I will definitely buy and read this. VEry interesting funny man, who traveled everywhere and wrote about many things. Largely self educated. He was a rock star in his time. When he returned from Europe on one of his visits a crowd of thousands greeted him at the docks. Its a shame that writers arent treated like that now. the publisher is going to make a fortune on this. |
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visitorq
Joined: 11 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:07 am Post subject: |
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Nice! I'll be sure to download it off piratebay  |
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Even Hotter
Joined: 13 Oct 2010
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:24 am Post subject: |
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| HOAX. |
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