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On the Decay of the Art of Lying.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American essays--19th century.
- Art, American.
- Arts.
- Essays.
- United States--History.
- United States in art.
- Local Subjects:
- American essays--19th century.
- Art, American.
- Arts.
- Essays.
- United States--History.
- United States in art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (13 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Waiheke Island : The Floating Press, 2008.
- Summary:
- On the Decay of the Art of Lying is a short essay by Mark Twain from 1885. In it he deplores that way man's ""most faithful friend"" is being used and indeed misused, declaring that ""the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others' advantage, and not our own; to lie healingly, charitably, humanely, not cruelly, hurtfully, maliciously; to lie gracefully and...
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-77556-380-4
- OCLC:
- 638859078
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