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Editorial Wild Oats
Through a series of anecdotes and whimsical commentary, Twain presents an entertaining portrayal of the challenges and humorous missteps of writing for various publications.
"Editorial Wild Oats" by Mark Twain is a collection of humorous essays and sketches. Through a series of anecdotes and whimsical commentary, Twain presents an entertaining portrayal of the challenges and humorous missteps of writing for various publications.
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The editor of the Memphis Avalanche swoops thus mildly down upon a correspondent who posted him as a Radical: "While he was writing the first word, the middle, dotting his i's, crossing his t's, and punching his period, he knew he was concocting a sentence that was saturated with infamy and reeking with falsehood."—Exchange.
Contents
- 01My First Literary Venture
- 02Journalism in Tennessee
- 03Nicodemus Dodge—Printer
- 04Mr. Bloke's Item
- 05How I Edited an Agricultural Paper
- 06The Killing of Julius Cæsar "Localized"
About this edition
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 36 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers