Mark Twain's book of animals

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Un bouquin sur Mark Twain, sa sympathie pour les animaux, ses prises de position contre la vivisection

Mark Twain wasn’t just a riverboat pilot, a raconteur, a mustache pioneer, and one of the great early American celebrity-authors: He was also an animal rights activist. The new Twain compilation Mark Twain’s Book of Animals (University of California Press) explores Twain’s treatment of animals —in literature and in life—throughout his career and arrives at an inescapable conclusion: He was a softie when it came to the beasts. Twain may have come to largely despise what he famously called “the damned human race,” yet he turned into a puddle of mush at the sight of a kitten.

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Mark Twain, Animal Rights Activist - 23/09/09
http://www.utne.com/GreatWriting/Mark-Twain-Animal-Rights-Activist-5341.aspx