Part 4

But one day there appeared a new book from his pen, so spiritual, so true, so lofty that those who did not know him well were amazed. “Joan of Arc” was the work of a poet—a historian—a seer. Mark Twain was all of these. His was not the light laughter of a moment’s fun, but the whimsical humor that made the tragedy of life more bearable.

A Real American

Mark Twain was a steamboat pilot. He was a searcher for gold in the far West. He was a printer. He worked bitterly hard. All this without a glimmer of the great destiny that lay before him. Then, with the opening of the great wide West, his genius bloomed.

His fame spread through the nation. It flew to the ends of the earth, until his work was translated into strange tongues. From then on, the path of fame lay straight to the high places. At the height of his fame he lost all his money. He was heavily in debt, but though 60 years old, he started afresh and paid every cent. It was the last heroic touch that drew him close to the hearts of his countrymen.

The world has asked is there an American literature? Mark Twain is the answer. He is the heart, the spirit of America. From his poor and struggling boyhood to his glorious, splendid old age, he remained as simple, as democratic as the plainest of our forefathers.

He was, of all Americans, the most American. Free in soul, and dreaming of high things—brave in the face of trouble—and always ready to laugh. That was Mark Twain.

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Transcriber’s Notes

Advertisements were collected at the end of the text.

The table of contents on the title page was adjusted in order to reflect correctly the headings in this issue of THE LITTLE REVIEW.

The original spelling was mostly preserved. A few obvious typographical errors were silently corrected. All other changes are shown here (before/after):

[p. 7]: ... woman sat in the embrazure of a man’s arm, sharing his chair ... ... woman sat in the embrasure of a man’s arm, sharing his chair ...

[p. 10]: ... My great wood lecturn and the fire ... ... My great wood lectern and the fire ...

[p. 16]: ... winters, L’lle Sonnante transferred to the middle of London! ... ... winters, L’Ile Sonnante transferred to the middle of London! ...

[p. 21]: ... Jusqu’en l’autre monde m’envoye Dequoi dissiper mon chagrin, ... ... Jusqu’en l’autre monde m’envoye De quoi dissiper mon chagrin, ...

[p. 21]: ... Où le plaisir se renouvelle Entre le blanc et el clairet... ... ... Où le plaisir se renouvelle Entre le blanc et le clairet... ...

[p. 21]: ... Et permetre à mon Ombre errante De faire un tour à ma Maison; ... ... Et permettre à mon Ombre errante De faire un tour à ma Maison; ...

[p. 21]: ... Quelque prix que j’eu püsse attendre, Ce seroit mon premier souhait ... ... Quelque prix que j’en puisse attendre, Ce seroit mon premier souhait ...

[p. 30]: ... courage, jh, to tell me I am too subtle, to sub-analytic, for you? ... ... courage, jh, to tell me I am too subtle, too sub-analytic, for you? ...