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Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, June 1876. First Edition. wraps. Chips at spine tips; owner name at top of front cover. Near Fine and uncommon as an individual issue rather than in a bound volume. Original printed wraps; Volume XXXVII, #224. In this 10-page humorous essay, Twain describes how the loss of a conscience can bring about bliss. Also in this issue are the first three parts of THE AMERICAN by Henry James, "A Shaker Village" by W. D. Howells, and other pieces.

Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, February 1876. First Edition. wraps. Cup stain and soiling to the front cover; chipping to the top of the spine. Very Good and uncommon as an individual issue rather than in a bound volume. Original printed wraps; Volume XXXVII, #220. Twain's story is about an encounter with an earworm, or virus-like jingle, and how it occupies his mind for several days until he manages to "infect" another person, thus removing the jingle from his mind. Other articles include "Boston" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The Railroad Death-Rate" by Charles Francis Adams, Jr., and "The Currency Conflict" by James Garfield.