Authors

Mark Twain

in The Copy Book

There are five posts in The Copy Book credited to Mark Twain. (In the case of some authors, the list may include translations and paraphrases.)

1

An Accident of Births

On the same day in 1537, so the story goes, two baby boys were born, but the similarity between them ended there.

2

The Grammar of Jays and Cats

In Jim Baker’s considered opinion, the bluejay had a much better command of language than Mark Twain’s cats did.

3

Beginner’s Luck

As proof that ‘Providence protects children and idiots’, Mark Twain recalls his first taste of ten-pin bowling.

4

Discovery!

Mark Twain covets the supreme sensation of being a trailblazer.

5

Silver Swan

Mark Twain’s attention was drawn off people-watching for a moment by an extraordinarily lifelike machine.