Download or read book The War Prayer written by Mark Twain and published by Phoemixx Classics Ebooks. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The War Prayer Mark Twain - Written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war. During the service, a stranger enters and addresses the gathering. He tells the patriotic crowd that their prayers for victory are double-edged-by praying for victory they are also praying for the destruction of the enemy... for the destruction of human life.
Download or read book The War Prayer Annotated written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-22 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About Book: "The War Prayer", a short story or prose poem by Mark Twain, is a scathing indictment of war, and particularly of blind patriotic and religious fervor as motivations for war. The structure of the work is simple: an unnamed country goes to war, and patriotic citizens attend a church service for soldiers who have been called up. The people call upon God to grant them victory and protect their troops. Suddenly, an "aged stranger" appears and announces that he is God's messenger. He explains to them that he is there to speak aloud the second part of their prayer for victory, the part which they have implicitly wished for but have not spoken aloud themselves: the prayer for the suffering and destruction of their enemies.
Download or read book The War Prayer Mark Twain written by Mark Twain and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war. During the service, a stranger enters and addresses the gathering. He tells the patriotic crowd that their prayers for victory are double-edged-by praying for victory they are also praying for the destruction of the enemy... for the destruction of human life.
Download or read book The War Prayer written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why buy our paperbacks? Expedited shipping High Quality Paper Made in USA Standard Font size of 10 for all books 30 Days Money Back Guarantee BEWARE of Low-quality sellers Don't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. How is this book unique? Unabridged (100% Original content) Font adjustments & biography included Illustrated The War Prayer by Mark Twain "The War Prayer," a story or prose poem by Mark Twain, is a scathing indictment of war, and particularly of blind patriotic and religious fervor as motivations for war. The structure of the work is simple: An unnamed country goes to war, and patriotic citizens attend a church service for soldiers who have been called up. The people call upon their God to grant them victory and protect their troops. Suddenly, an "aged stranger" appears and announces that he is God's messenger. He explains to them that he is there to speak aloud the second part of their prayer for victory, the part which they have implicitly wished for but have not spoken aloud themselves: the prayer for the suffering and destruction of their enemies. What follows is a grisly depiction of hardships inflicted on war-torn nations by their conquerors. The story ends with the man being ignored.
Download or read book The War Prayer written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war. During the service, a stranger enters and addresses the gathering. He tells the patriotic crowd that their prayers for victory are double-edged-by praying for victory they are also praying for the destruction of the enemy... for the destruction of human life.
Download or read book The War Prayer Large Print Edition written by Mark Twain and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the large print edition done up for easy reading in a 20 point type size. The War Prayer was published in 1916 - six years after Mark Twain's death. His family pressured him not to publish it. A friend asked if he would publish it anyway and he replied, "No, I have told the whole truth in that, and only dead men can tell the truth in this world. It can be published after I am dead."
Download or read book The War Prayer written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Europe and Elsewhere written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mark Twain on Religion written by Mark Twain and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The War Prayer Illustrated written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-27 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war. During the service, a stranger enters and addresses the gathering. He tells the patriotic crowd that their prayers for victory are double-edged-by praying for victory they are also praying for the destruction of the enemy... for the destruction of human life.
Download or read book Editha written by William Dean Howells and published by Creative Education. This book was released on 1993-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl with a romantic concept of war has her beliefs challenged when her fiance goes off to fight.
Download or read book The War Prayer New Edition written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book King Leopold s Soliloquy written by Mark Twain and published by LeftWord Books. This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear, dear, when the soft-hearts get hold of thing like that missionary's contribution they completely lose their tranquility they speak profanely and reproach Heaven for allowing such a find to live. Meaning me . They think it irregular. They go shuddering around, brooding over the reduction of that Congo population from 25,000,000 to 15,000,000 in the twenty years of my administration; then they burst out and call me the King with Ten Million Murders on his Soul. They call me a 'record'. - From King Leopold's Soliloquy
Download or read book Grant and Twain written by Mark Perry and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2005-05-10 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1884 Ulysses S. Grant heeded the advice of Mark Twain and finally agreed to write his memoirs. Little did Grant or Twain realize that this seemingly straightforward decision would profoundly alter not only both their lives but the course of American literature. Over the next fifteen months, as the two men became close friends and intimate collaborators, Grant raced against the spread of cancer to compose a triumphant account of his life and times—while Twain struggled to complete and publish his greatest novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.In this deeply moving and meticulously researched book, veteran writer Mark Perry reconstructs the heady months when Grant and Twain inspired and cajoled each other to create two quintessentially American masterpieces. In a bold and colorful narrative, Perry recounts the early careers of these two giants, traces their quest for fame and elusive fortunes, and then follows the series of events that brought them together as friends. The reason Grant let Twain talk him into writing his memoirs was simple: He was bankrupt and needed the money. Twain promised Grant princely returns in exchange for the right to edit and publish the book—and though the writer’s own finances were tottering, he kept his word to the general and his family. Mortally ill and battling debts, magazine editors, and a constant crush of reporters, Grant fought bravely to get the story of his life and his Civil War victories down on paper. Twain, meanwhile, staked all his hopes, both financial and literary, on the tale of a ragged boy and a runaway slave that he had been unable to finish for decades. As Perry delves into the story of the men’s deepening friendship and mutual influence, he arrives at the startling discovery of the true model for the character of Huckleberry Finn. With a cast of fascinating characters, including General William T. Sherman, William Dean Howells, William Henry Vanderbilt, and Abraham Lincoln, Perry’s narrative takes in the whole sweep of a glittering, unscrupulous age. A story of friendship and history, inspiration and desperation, genius and ruin, Grant and Twain captures a pivotal moment in the lives of two towering Americans and the age they epitomized.
Download or read book The Private History Of A Campaign That Failed written by Mark Twain and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written as a fictionalized account of Mark Twain’s own short-lived war experience, "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed" is a satiric sketch of the American South at the onset of the American Civil War. The narrative follows a small group of young men—dubbed “the Marion Rangers”—as they stumble around the backwoods of Marion County, Missouri, on patrol for Yankee troops. After avoiding improbable attacks, failing to tame unruly horses, and imposing on farmers for their food and supplies, the ensemble is finally met with the sobering reality of war when a man is shot and killed. In true Twain style, "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed" utilizes a comic and wryly humorous tone to strip the subject of war of heroism and romance. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
Download or read book The War Prayer written by Edward Morneau and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The War Prayer" is Mark Twain's brief, but scathing indictment of war and its attendant themes of patriotic and religious hysteria. It remained unpublished until after his death. According to his illustrator, Dan Beard, Twain acceded to his publisher's request NOT to publish it because, in Twain's words, " I have told the whole truth in that, and only dead men can tell the truth in this world. It can be published after I am dead."Taking inspiration from Thomas Paine and employing biblical prose, the 'prayer' simply evokes the real and emotional universal blueprint for a nation to rush to war. As narrator, Twain 'recalls' an unnamed country preparing for war, utilizing the fervor of patriotism and the necessary religious passions that baptize war in righteousness. While triumph, honor, nobility, valor, strength, determination and the propaganda of distilling these virtues take center stage in the town halls and are further amplified by the blessing of the churches in this unnamed state, a Stranger interrupts the reverie and reminds them for what they are actually 'praying. The powerful depictions inflicted on the enemy in the name of war's 'virtues' are not quite the heroic images of valor for which the fervent so prayed. In ghastly detail he tells the other side of war-defeat-its devastation, brutality, moral hypocrisy, and offense to humanity in totality, and God, specifically.Inspired by the Spanish American War and The Philippines War, The War Pray was written in 1905 and published after his death in 1923. More than a short story, Twain's prose inspires visual representations of the zeal for, and horror of, war. Several adaptations have reimagined Twain's short story, from epilogues to larger works, to oratory, television and film.What inspired Morneau to revisit this work was an adaptation of The War Prayer published in 1971 by artist John Groth, whose evocative, minimalist pen and ink illustrations put to image what is suggested by Twain's words. Page after page consists of unforgettable, often chilling representations that deliver a visual anti-war manifesto. Morneau uses the digital collage form to attempt the same ends. Using original art, photography, and public domain material, his collages provoke a thoughtful reaction to Twain's words. The images used that reflect the Syrian crisis are sure to cause controversy, which should follow war no matter what. Deserving of a more resolute, albeit costlier printing edition, this inexpensive paperback will have to suffice for now.
Download or read book Mark Twain Speaking written by Mark Twain and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1976 and reissued in 2006 after many years out of print, Mark Twain Speaking assembles Twain's lectures, after-dinner speeches, and interviews from 1864 to 1909. Explanatory notes describe occasions, identify personalities, and discuss techniques of Twain's oral craftsmanship. A chronology listing date, place, and title of speech or type of engagement completes the collection.
