R. A. Lafferty vs. Mark Twain
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
R. A. Lafferty
1914 – 2002
Literature
United States
Raphael Aloysius Lafferty was an American science fiction, fantasy and historical fiction writer best known for his imaginative and eccentric short stories and novels from the 1960s and 1970s.
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"Something was working in Roadstrum's little ape head. When he had been a man he had always known when it was time for action; particularly he had always known t…"
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Mark Twain
1835 – 1910
Literature
United States
Mark Twain (1835) was an American writer and humorist, author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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"There is a sumptuous variety about the New England weather that compels the stranger's admiration — and regret. The weather is always doing something there; alw…"
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Connections
Mark Twain was influenced by R. A. Lafferty
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