马克·吐温信件集

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　　To Jane Lampton Clemens　　other boys to come every Friday evening and hear his Choral Society，composed of ladies and gentlemen， rehearse - but he refused， and I told him I would spoil their fun. And I did， Madam. I enrolled Dick and Henry and the two Dutch boys into a military Company， took command ofit， and ordered them to meet at the office every Friday evening for drill. I made them "order arms" oftener than necessary， perhaps， and they always did it with a will. And when those muskets would come down on the floor， it was of no use， you know somebody had to have a headache - and nobody could sing. Isbell said he would "give in，" （Civil authorities， you know， are bound to knuckle to the military.） But he begged so hard that I relented， and　　compromised with him. And "for and in consideration" of certain things expressed between us， I agreed not to drill on a certain special occasion， when he was to have a number of invited guests.and we didn't drill. But I was too many for him， anyhow， Madam. We got some round stones and some bottles， and we opened a ten-pin alley over his head， simultaneously with the opening of his concert. He said the ten-pin alley was worse than the drill - so we compromised again. But I wrote a burlesque on his principal anthem， and taught it to the boys. And the next Friday， when our Choral Society opened its　　lungs， the other one had to "dry up." So we compromised again. And went back to the drill - and drilled， and drilled， until Isbell went into a decline - which culminated in his death at Pike's Peak. And served him right. 　　……

内容概要

　
马克·吐温，原名萨缪尔·兰亨·克莱门。是美国的幽默大师、小说家、作家，也是著名演说家，19世纪后期美国现实主义文学的杰出代表。

书籍目录

TO PAMELA A. MOFFETT
3 SEPTEMBER 1853 -NEW YORK, N.Y
TO PAMELAA. MOFFETT
8 OCTOBER 185 3 -NEW YORK, N. Y.
TO ORION AND HENRY CLEMENS
26-28 OCTOBER 1 853 -PHILADELPHIA, PA.
TO ORION CLEMENS
28 NOVEMBER 1 85 3-PHILADELPHIA, PA.
TO PAMELA A. MOFFETT
5 DECEMBER 1 853 -PHILADELPHIA, PA
TO JANE LAMPTON CLEMENS AND PAMELA A. MOFFETT
10 JUN E 1856- KEOKU K, IOWA
TO HENRY CLEMENS
5 AUGUST 1856- KEOKUK, IOWA
TO ORION AND MARY E. （MOLLIE） CLEMENS
9 MARCH 1858-ST. Louis, MO
TO MARY E. （MOLLIE） CLEMENS
18 June 1858-MEMPHis,TENN
TO ELIZABETH W. SMITH
13 OCTOBER1859-ST.Louis,Mo
TO ORION CLEMENS
29 SEPTEMBER 1860-NEW ORLEANS, LA
TO ORION AND MARY E. （MOLLIE） CLEMENS
6 F EBRUARY 1861 CAIRO, ILL
TO ORION CLEMENS
18 MARCH 1 861-ST. Louis, Mo
TO JANE LAMPTON CLEMEN
18-21 SEPTEMBER 1861-CARSON CITY, NEV. TERR.
TO PAMELA A. MOFFETT
25 OCTOBER 1861-CARSON CITY, NEV. TERR
TO JANE LAMPTON CLEMENS
25 OCTOBER 1861-CARSON CITY, NEV. TERR
TO JANE LAMPTON CLEMENS AND PAMELA A. MOFFETT
8 AND 9 FEBRUARY 1862 CARSON CITY,NEV. TERR
TO JANE LAMPTON CLEMEN
2 APRIL 1862-CARSON CITY, NEV.TERR
TO ORION CLEMENS
13 APRIL 1862-ESMERALDA CARSON CITY
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作者简介

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