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On the Decay of the Art of Lying
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Hardcover
from Applewood Books (May 31, 2015)
9781429096164 | details & prices | 32 pages | 4.50 × 6.75 × 0.25 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $9.95
About: In 1880, the great American author and humorist Mark Twain wrote his essay "On the Decay of the Art of Lying" for a Historical and Antiquarian Club meeting in Hartford, Connecticut.
About: In 1880, the great American author and humorist Mark Twain wrote his essay "On the Decay of the Art of Lying" for a Historical and Antiquarian Club meeting in Hartford, Connecticut.
Paperback
from Createspace Independent Pub (April 9, 2014)
9781499107036 | details & prices | 26 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.06 in. | List price $7.99
About: Observe, I do not mean to suggest that the custom of lying has suffered any decay or interruptionâno, for the Lie, as a Virtue, a Principle, is eternal; the Lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need, the fourth Grace, the tenth Muse, man's best and surest friend, is immortal, and cannot perish from the earth while this Club remains.
About: Observe, I do not mean to suggest that the custom of lying has suffered any decay or interruptionâno, for the Lie, as a Virtue, a Principle, is eternal; the Lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need, the fourth Grace, the tenth Muse, man's best and surest friend, is immortal, and cannot perish from the earth while this Club remains.