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Friday, May 27, 2011

King Leopold's Soliloquy

Here is the full text of Mark Twain's scathing satire of the founder of the Congo Free State. As always, Twain is a brilliant writer; for a more balanced account of Leopold II, however, see here.
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2 comments:

  1. rtaylor1802June 6, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    I enjoy your links to articles. books and videos. Thanks for this one, Matterhorn; I'll add it to my summer reading list.

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  2. MayJune 7, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy the links!

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