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A Horse's Tale (Version 2)

by Mark TWAIN (1835 - 1910)

CHAPTER I--SOLDIER BOY-PRIVATELY TO HIMSELF

A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry. With a fanciful mix of points of view, we hear the story of Cathy and her relationship with Soldier Boy and the soldiers of the 7th Cavalry. A surprisingly graphic depiction of a Spanish bullfight leaves no doubt where Mark Twain's sympathies lie. (Introduction by John Greenman & Wikipedia)

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Listen next episodes of A Horse's Tale (Version 2):
CHAPTER II--LETTER FROM ROUEN--TO GENERAL ALISON , CHAPTER III--GENERAL ALISON TO HIS MOTHER , CHAPTER IV--CATHY TO HER AUNT MERCEDES , CHAPTER IX--SOLDIER BOY AND SHEKELS AGAIN , CHAPTER V--GENERAL ALISON TO MERCEDES , CHAPTER VI--SOLDIER BOY AND THE MEXICAN PLUG , CHAPTER VII--SOLDIER BOY AND SHEKELS , CHAPTER VIII--THE SCOUT-START. BB AND LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ALISON , CHAPTER X--GENERAL ALISON AND DORCAS , CHAPTER XI--SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. ANTONIO AND THORNDIKE , CHAPTER XII--MONGREL AND THE OTHER HORSE , CHAPTER XIV--SOLDIER BOY--TO HIMSELF , CHAPTER XV--GENERAL ALISON TO MRS. DRAKE, THE COLONEL’S WIFE , Part II - In Spain - CHAPTER XIII--GENERAL ALISON TO HIS MOTHER