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Most of us know Mark Twain as author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1876 and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1885. But Mark Twain wrote a lot of astonishing things.
My latest discovery was his novel Before Adam - an amazing fantasy story set in a very early prehistory when evolution had produced several types of man-like beings - various steps of nature's production on the way to real man. The story is really amazing - and should have a special place in fantasy literature.
I discovered Before Adam as a title of gutenberg.org and got it on my e-reader (free download).
Mark Twain was also a talented humorist. I once read a text by him about the German language saying that German is a language from the Stone-Age and as it is too difficult to learn for normal people it should be abolished.
It's a pity I can't find this text any more on the web. Perhaps someone can help.
He also let drop some remarks about the use of books - saying they are a wonderful means to stabilize a wobbly table. Another passage I can't find anymore.
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So sorry, I got totally confused. 'Before Adam' is not by Mark Twain, but by Jack London. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Adam
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rogermue wrote:
He also let drop some remarks about the use of books - saying they are a wonderful means to stabilize a wobbly table. Another passage I can't find anymore.
http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst16277_What-are-books-for-.aspx
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The full text of Before Adam—and several other London works—can be found at www.TheFreeLibrary.com. Here is Before Adam: http://london.thefreelibrary.com/Before-AdamHere is London's author page: http://london.thefreelibrary.com/And the full author list: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/literature.aspx
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not to be confused with Brian London 
"Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon" Suzanne Ertz
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--- Sorry, I overlooked to thank you for the good links.
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