Franklin J. Meine

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Franklin J. Meine


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Chicago, Illionois , The United States

Franklin Julius Meine (1896-1968) Chicago writer, editor, and collector was active in Chicago literary societies such as the Society of Midland Authors, the Cliff Dwellers, and the Caxton Club. According to his obituary, “Meine was an authority on American humor and made a lifelong study of Mark Twain.

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The American Peoples Encycl...

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The Crockett Almanacks: The...

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Tall Tales of the Southwest

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“Human taste is a curious thing; delicacy is purely a matter of environment and point of view. (Quoting John Hay)”
Franklin J. Meine, 1601: Conversation as it Was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors

“Sort of amusing it was—and gay—not like real swearing, 'cause he swore like an angel.
(Quoting Katy Leary)”
Franklin J. Meine, 1601: Conversation as it Was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors

“Whitman and the Bible are no more obscene than Nature herself—no more obscene than a manure pile, out of which come roses and cherries. (Quoting C.E.S. Wood)”
Franklin J. Meine, 1601: Conversation as it Was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors

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