Merry Tales
Mark Twain
(Forgotten Books, May 9, 2017)
Excerpt from Merry TalesFair and right that you listen a little moment to one who started out to do something in it, but didn't? Thousands entered the war, got just a taste of it, and then stepped out again, permanently. These, by their very numbers, are respectable, and are therefore entitled to a sort of voice, - not a loud one, but a modest one; not a boastful one, but an apologetic one. They ought not to be allowed much space among better people - people who did some thing - I grant that; but they ought at least to be allowed to state why they didn't do any thing, and also to explain the process by which they didn't do anything. Surely this kind of.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.