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  "id": 2349332,
  "title": "Jeff Jarvis on Mark Twain, America’s First Celebrity Author and Publisher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/jeff-jarvis-on-mark-twain-americas-first-celebrity-author-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T09:10:55.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/jeff-jarvis-on-mark-twain-americas-first-celebrity-author-and-publisher/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the history of the invention of the typesetting machine and the consequent birth of mass media, Mark Twain is the Zelig of our tale, returning frequently as a typesetter in his brother’s ratty newspaper; as a tramp printer witnessing",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}