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Dark, Depressive Streak

Season 1 | 57s

Mark Twain's humor is always colored by the knowledge that horrible things can happen in life. The element gave depth to his work.

Funding provided by General Motors Corporation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Connecticut Office of Tourism, CPB, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, Park Foundation
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