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Mitchell, J. A.: The Last American, v.1, 4 July 2008
An apocalyptic sci fi tale set in 2951, this short work was first published in 1889 and is a commentary about American society that probably mirrors the opinions of many today. Taken with a hefty grain of salt, I enjoyed it for its sarcasm and many puns (e.g., Dimph-yoo-chur, Ad-el-pate, Nofuhl).
I apologize for the poor formatting. The PRC version is notably ugly. BD is being particularly unkind today and won't even let me define a book author without destroying the formatting elsewhere. EDIT: I have replaced the previous unillustrated version (34 downloads to date) with this illustrated version that combines a later edition of the text with the illustrations from an 1889 edition (thanks, Google Books). This LRF edition does not includes the following diacritical marks which the Reader does not support: ā, ō, ū. This affects the following proper nouns: No-fuhl should be read as Nō-fūhl Nhu-Yok as Nhū-Yok Zlotuhb as Zlōtuhb Ja-khaz and Boz-ja-khaz as Jā-khāz and Bhoz-jā-khāz Tik'l-palyt as Tik'l-pālyt This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.
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07-14-2008, 05:11 PM
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When's Doughnut Day?
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EDIT: I have replaced the previous unillustrated version (34 downloads to date) with this illustrated version that combines a later edition of the text with the illustrations from an 1889 edition (thanks, Google Books). This LRF edition does not includes the following diacritical marks which the Reader does not support: ā, ō, ū. This affects the following proper nouns:
No-fuhl should be read as Nō-fūhl Nhu-Yok as Nhū-Yok Zlotuhb as Zlōtuhb Ja-khaz and Boz-ja-khaz as Jā-khāz and Bhoz-jā-khāz Tik'l-palyt as Tik'l-pālyt |
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