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Mark Twain

The Stolen White Elephant, Etc

Paperback (Forgotten Books July 26, 2012)
The following curious history was related to me by a chance railway acquaintance. He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips. He said You know in what reverence the royal white elephant of Siam is held by the people of that country. You know it is sacred to kings, only kings may possess it, and that it is indeed in a measure even superior to kings, since it receives not merely honour but worship. Very well; five years ago, when the troubles concerning the frontier line arose between Great Britain and Siam, if was presently manifest that Siam had been in the wrong. Therefore every reparation wjis quickly made, and the British representative stated that ho was satisfied and the past should be forgotten. This greatly 1L eft out of AT ramp A broad, because it was feared that some of the particulars hail been exaggerated, and that others were not true. Before these suspicions liad been proven groundless, the book had gone to press. M. T.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at
ISBN
1440090262 / 9781440090264
Pages
328
Weight
19.2 oz.
Dimensions
6.0 x 0.7 in.

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