http://librivox.org/fenimore-coopers-literary-offenses-by-mark-twain/ Fenimore Cooper - author of The Deerslayer , The Last of the Mohicans , etc - has often been praised, but just as often been criticised for his writing. Mark Twain wrote a funny, vicious little essay on the subject, in which he states: "In one place in 'Deerslayer,' and in the restricted space of two-thirds of a page, Cooper has scored 114 offences against literary art out of a possible 115." (Summary by Gesine) en Fenimore Cooper - author of The Deerslayer , The Last of the Mohicans , etc - has often been praised, but just as often been criticised for his writing. Mark Twain wrote a funny, vicious little essay on the subject, in which he states: "In one place in 'Deerslayer,' and in the restricted space of two-thirds of a page, Cooper has scored 114 offences against literary art out of a possible 115." (Summary by Gesine) LibriVox LibriVox info@librivox.org No No nonadult http://www.archive.org/download/coopers_offenses_librivox/coopersliteraryoffenses_twain_64kb.mp3 No No 32:42 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:00:01 -0000