The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

Mark Twain

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

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Topic

Heaven Humor and sadness Humor

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

Genre

Travel writing

Language

English

Time

1897 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 10.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "Following the Equator." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 10.

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Topic
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Author

Paul Laurence Dunbar
Source
Sympathy Lyrics of the Hearthside
Medium
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Language
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Time
1899 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Dunbar, Paul Lawrence. "Sympathy." Lyrics of the Hearthside. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1899, st. 3.

Current Citation

Dunbar, Paul Lawrence. "Sympathy." Paul Lawrence Dunbar: Selected Poems. Dover Publications, 1997, st. 3.