This collection includes over 400 excerpts from Mark Twain's works, some well-known, others obscure, but always interesting. The book is divided into three sections: wit, wisdom (aphorisms), and criticism, and spans Twain's entire writing life: from a love letter written in the 1850s to political essays written in the last years of his life. Hours of entertainment and a smorgasbord of food for thought are contained within this collection of Twain's most memorable writings.