Society as I Have Found It
Author: first_name: Ward
last_name: McAllister
Language: English
Year: 1890

Mark Twain illustrator Dan Beard recalled discussing McAllister’s book with Twain. “It was before Webster & Company failed that Ward McAllister’s book (Society as I have Found It) appeared, and when he (Twain) sauntered into my studio one day, I said:<br>
‘Mr. Clemens, have you read Ward McAllister’s book?’<br>
‘Yes; have you?’ he replied.<br>
‘Indeed, I have. I have read it through several times, and intend to read it again. It is one of the most humorous books I ever read.’<br>
‘That’s so,