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[portraitsofsaints]

Saint Joan of Arc

1412-1431

Feast day: May 30

Patronage: France; martyrs; captives; military personnel; people ridiculed for their piety; prisoners; soldiers

Joan of Arc, a national heroine of France, was born in 1412 during the Hundred Years War. At age 12 she began receiving visions of Saint Michael, as well as other angels and saints, telling her to drive out the English. Possessing remarkable mental and physical courage, Joan led the French army to victory over the British at Orleans when she was 18. Several additional victories led to Charles VII’s coronation. Eventually burned at the stake, she held up a cross calling continually upon the name of Jesus. A retrial declared her innocent in 1456 making her a martyr. Joan of Arc was canonized 500 years later.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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Introducing our Mark Twain minifigure - perfect for your Star Trek time travel MOCs

Available now: https://www.rockymountainminifigs.com/product/western-author-mark-twain-minifigure/

[neuros-machina]

“Mark Twain in Blue"

[Relics series)

by michael mathews

mixed media & collage on yupo paper

9x12 inches

2024

www.michaelmathewsart.com

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Clearly, International Women's Day would not be complete without some random male of the species quoting another saying something about women. I did come across a nice quote from the Dalai Lama which would have fit the bill but I didn't want to put him in this firing line, so here's Mark Twain:

"What, Sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce."

(Ian Sanders)

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"Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection." -- Mark Twain

[fixquotes]

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything"

- Mark Twain

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The California Trail

Episode 173 of our writers podcast has us talking about ingenuity and grit of travelers along the 19th Century road known as the California Trail.

CC is writing a historical novel, and it was our good luck when we stumbled upon the California Trail Interpretive Center on the first day of our Big A** Trip across America. This Harry Reid project sits along Interstate 80 (Nevada exit 292, to be exact) west of Elko, Nevada, and it provides visitors the in-depth historical look at the mass exodus to California via Nevada.

As writers, we talk about our visit, and the mass amount of materials accumulated by the center, to illustrate the importance and fun of doing research for historical fiction. Like our old friend and one-time Nevadan Mark Twain reportedly said, “It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.”

Check out this podcast and TIA LYL!

[michaelmathewsart]

“The Life Samuel L. Clemens"

[Relics series)

by michael mathews

mixed media & collage on yupo paper

10x12 inches

2024

www.michaelmathewsart.com

[webawards-com]

"To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal." (Mark Twain)

[wisdomquotesdaily]

Mark Twain's Life Lessons To Learn In Youth Avoid Regrets in Old Age

Discover the timeless wisdom of Mark Twain as we delve into his remarkable life lessons that are as relevant today as they were during his time. In this captivating video, we explore how the celebrated author's experiences and observations offer valuable insights for living a fulfilling and regret-free life.

 Whether you're a fan of Mark Twain's literary works or seeking inspiration for personal growth, this video offers a wealth of wisdom to enrich your journey. Don't miss this chance to gain insights from one of America's most beloved authors and apply them to your own life. 

 Watch now and embark on a transformative exploration of Mark Twain's life lessons, empowering yourself to live a life free of regrets and filled with purpose.  https://youtu.be/4nEdjnxsgD0

Check out more my videos: 

 80 Life Lessons My Grandfather: https://youtu.be/wxGUL9XeBzw 

Lao Tzu's Life Lessons : https://youtu.be/4RrFJYWwxUw 

Friedrich Nietzsche's Quotes: https://youtu.be/sGXQ_J8cgkU

[theeversocelebratedmarktwain]

‘All right, then, I’ll go to hell’

Hello again all!

The latest readings we have conquered as a class has been Mark Twain’s classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck Finn is a best seller for Twain and is known as one of the all time favorite for being a ‘boy-book’. So, let’s dive in.

The book opens on the boy named Huckleberry Finn that readers have more than likely already met in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Huck within himself represents the struggle of unlearning the doctrination that America was facing at the time. There was a lot of kickback, a lot of unsettled churches, and a lot of unhappy families to hear of a book holding a conversation about where America may had went wrong when it comes to the treatment of Black Americans. 

Now please, do not get me wrong. The book and Twain himself still holds on to harmful racist ideologies and stereotypes that are in this modern day painful to read, hear, and visualize. This is where my brain has led me to a crossway of confusion, understanding, mercy, and growth. I am just unsure in which direction I am coming from, and where I am going.

Last spring, I was in a survey course covering British and American literature. The specific week I am recalling, we were learning about the Tudors, King Henry VIII, his six wives, and so much more. [I assure you there is a point to this random storytelling-just stay. with me]. Within my lessons, I learned how one of King Henry’s wives aided his slaughter of a wife, when in turn she received power. The feminist within myself felt rage. Because in this day and time, progress forward is not progress is one had to step on the backs of women to achieve it. My teacher at the university blatantly reminded me of my privilege as a (white) woman in a country where freedom is given a lot more, with rights these women could never fathom of having. How my every day life may have struggles, but none of them struggles include fighting for my life and right to breath in a country rooted in tyranny. In this class she taught me the term as ‘protofeminism’. The googled definition of this word is “a concept that anticipates modern feminism in eras when the feminist concept as such was still unknown.” In this modern time, where I pass my judgement and my snarls at Mark Twain for his book that by the ends condemns racism, while still contributing to it- my brain is only understanding the picture from inside the frame.

My connection to Mark Twain this week is asking the questions: Is there a term called Protoantiracist? If there is, is this considered it? Is this America’s first work that asks the conversation to the table or not just slavery, but the oppression that we as a nation placed on entire ethnicity that we stole, raped, killed, and massacred from another land? Is Mark Twain the beginning of Protoantiracism?

By the end of the story, Huck Finn decides that the bond he has built with his friend Jim was worthwhile, and he did care about his livelihood. These feelings came from a genuine place within Huck’s heart because- as the naivety of child will have, he believed that caring for Jim meant condemning himself to Hell. Yet, he still made the decision to. Hence the infamous line titled this week’s title “All right, then, I’ll go to Hell”. 

Granted this world has developed into a completely different reality in this modern era, but it raises the question of what does Huck’s change of heart equal to in today’s world? I don’t believe it equals the work that should be done by white antiracists who use their privelege to guard the bodies of black Americans when a cop points a gun at them for having a black back pack and is on his knees. But what does it equal to? Or maybe I am looking at this text the wrong way. Did Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn make the way for other literature to know the path of going against the grain, of questioning their nation, or of testing the boundaries of our democracy. What was the impact of Huck Finn? Was this Twain’s intentions?

I am sorry to the readers who feel I should have answers to these questions. I, myself, still am trying to figure these out. In the meantime, more Twain content to be consumed.

Until next time,

Toni

[rarebookcellar]

Mark Twain ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN 1st Issue New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Item #162931 Very Good. Contains the three first printing points: "Huck Decided to Leave" on p. 9; "Him and another Man" listed on p. 87; and "with the was" on p. 57. Photogravure frontispiece of Karl Gerhardt's portrait bust of Clemens, illustrations after E. W. Kemble in the text throughout. Both hinges starting. Rubbing along panel edges. Bumping at panel corners and spine crown. Chipping at spine heel. Light staining on rear end page and both sides of FEP. #marktwain #adventuresofhuckleberryfinn #theadventuresofhuckleberryfinn #huckleberryfinn #bookcollector #bookcollection #antiquarian #antiquarianbook #antiquarianbooks #bookshelf #bookporn  #bibliophile  #coolbooks #rarebook #rarebooks  #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #firstedition #personallibrary #rarebookcellar #bookseller #bookcollecting #oldbooks #rarebooksofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cosw3Tag8vi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[epicforwards]

“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”

― Mark Twain

[fnovelso]

☕𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊'𝐒 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓☕️

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