Friday, May 27, 2011

King Leopold's Soliloquy

Here is the full text of Mark Twain's scathing satire of the founder of the Congo Free State. As always, Twain is a brilliant writer; for a more balanced account of Leopold II, however, see here.

2 comments:

rtaylor1802 said...

I enjoy your links to articles. books and videos. Thanks for this one, Matterhorn; I'll add it to my summer reading list.

May said...

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy the links!