A Treasury of Mark Twain: The Wit and Wisdom of a Great American Writer by Mark Twain

Edited by Edward Lewis & Robert Myers

Illustrated by James Parkinson

A Hallmark Edition Book

A Treasury of Mark Twain: The Wit and Wisdom of a Great American Writer—With 27 Illustrations in Color

Mark Twain's delightful witticisms have captured the hearts and minds of Americans for over a century now. ""On with the dance, let joy be unconfined' is my motto," he said, "whether there's any dance to dance or any joy to unconfine." A remarkable new collection, this Treasury contains the best of Twain's humor. He is one of our most beloved storytellers, and his homespun philosophy is as fresh and meaningful today as it was 100 years ago.

Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, he grew up in the small town of Hannibal, Missouri. He adopted the name "Mark Twain" from an expression used during his days as a Mississippi riverboat pilot. As a novelist, he contributed Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn to the list of great American classics. As a lecturer-humorist, his popularity was worldwide.

With inimitable style, Twain wrote and spoke on universal, vital subjects the meaning of life, friendship, integrity. His proverbs are so widely and wisely quoted that they have become an important part of everyday language.

A Treasury of Mark Twain is a book to cherish and to share.

Jacket Illustration by Warren Markey

Copyright 1967 by Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, Kansas City, Missouri

Printed in the United States of America

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 67-17881

Portions of this book from the collected works of Mark Twain reprinted by permission of Harper & Row, Publishers, Incorporated.