That Ain't No Matter
A graphic essay about the first line of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Hello, Literature Lovers!
After reading
’s post last week about Mark Twain’s notes for Huckleberry Finn, I couldn’t get the first line of that novel out of my head, so I wrote about it.Today’s graphic essay draws heavily on public domain images, especially the whimsical illustrations of E. W. Kemble for the first edition. At the end of the post, there is a free PDF version of the graphic essay you are welcome to download, share, or print out and burn.
But first, a haiku comic.
amber leaves pierce fog
fall’s arrival surprising,
inevitable
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Cheers,
Jason
Brilliant. You could pitch this to a publisher to do the whole book. :)
You immediately ingratiate yourself to me when you write about fellow Sagittarian, Mark Twain. Being from the Elmira, NY area, most students had to visit his study and get his books pushed upon us at school. But it wasn't until I was out of college that a grasp of his mighty prose took hold. Morbid curiosity, plus a nod of admiration, pushed me to even visit his grave in Woodlawn Cemetery where I could catch a whiff of whatever ethereal strands of wisdom might still be emanating from the soil above his moldy remains.
Thanks for this spot on dissertation on Huckleberry Finn. Being a master of the Haiku, you no doubt are also aware of his best known advice for writers, "The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Huzzah!