Cheer up—the worst is yet to come.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Pessimism

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Letters of Mark Twain

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Misdirection

Language

English

Time

1894 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Twain, Mark. Letter to Olivia Clemens. 19 Apr. 1894.

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Joseph Conrad
Source
Heart of Darkness
Language
English
Time
1899 1890s 19th century
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Original Citation

Conrad, Joseph. "Heart of Darkness." Blackwood's Magazine. London and Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, Feb. 1899 - Apr. 1899.

Current Citation

Conrad, Joseph. "Heart of Darkness." Heart of Darkness and Other Tales, edited by Cedric Watts. Oxford University Press, 2008, ch. 1.