More on the virtue of patience in the world of words.
Mark Twain, author of “Hucklberry Finn” and one of most influential American writers of the nineteenth century, stipulated that his autobiography which he described himself as – “a complete and purposed jumble” must not be published until 100 years after his death.
He died in 1910, and in 2010 his book is flying off the shelves. Would it have done such good business if it had come out four years before the start of World War I? Who can say – but you have to admire his PR style.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2010/1018/Mark-Twain-s-autobiography-after-a-century-s-delay-becomes-a-bestseller
