Monday, April 15, 2019

The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches



Clemens, Samuel L. The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches (New York: Bone and Liveright, 1919) - Archive.org (several formats, downloadable)

LibriVox download page - The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches - Audiobook read by John Greenman - LibriVox.org (downloadable)

Twain, Mark. The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches (New York: Bone and Liveright, 1919) - Project Gutenberg HTML Version (swipe-able)

CONTENTS

The Curious Republic of Gondour

A Memory

Introductory to "Memoranda" 

About Smells

A Couple of Sad Experiences

Dan Murphy

The Tournament in A.D. 1870

Curious Relic for Sale

A Reminiscence of the Back Settlements

A Royal Compliment

The Approaching Epidemic

The Tone-Imparting Committee

Our Precious Lunatic

The European Wars

The Wild Man Interviewed

Last Words of Great Men


NOTE:

     Most of the sketches in this volume were taken from a series
     the author wrote for The Galaxy from May, 1870, to April,
     1871.  The rest appeared in The Buffalo Express.


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