Mark Twain's love affair with Bermuda has earned the Island two mentions in a newly published book of quotations.

The celebrated author, who repeatedly visited the Island from 1867 until his death in 1910, earned two passages in Levenger Press' new 'More Words That Make a Difference' by Robert and Carol Greenman.

The authors collected some 1,300 passages from 700 writers after perusing over 150 years worth of writings in the prestigious The Atlantic Monthly magazine.

The magazine was founded in 1857 by, among others, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes.

"Its founders brought it into existence specifically as a platform from which to speak out against slavery and support the Abolitionist cause in the 1850s, as well as to lift American writing from its position as England's poor cousin," the compilers noted of the magazine in their introduction.

"It was influential in both respects, but in an even larger sense, it facilitated the development of American thinking.

"We chose The Atlantic to illustrate the use of words worth using because of the richness of its subject matter and vocabulary, the quality of its writing, and the magazine's central place in American journalism and thought."

Two words well used by the creator of the unforgettable literary characters 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn' made the cut for the book.

Both were taken from a four-part series that Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clamens, wrote for the magazine entitled 'Some Rambling Notes from an Idle Excursion'. The series was published between October of 1877 and January 1878.

With some 15,000-words to choose from in Twain's 'Ramblings' alone, the authors did well to zoom in on only two.

Mr. Twain wonderful twist on language first gets the nod in the 'A' section for his Bermuda-inspired take on the word "alluring".

Each of the words included in the book is presented with an pronunciation key and short definition, in addition to the selected quote.

Thus "alluring" (uh LOO: ring) is defined as "charming or subtly attractive; enchanting".

Twain is quoted on his observation of a time of day in Hamilton that brought this word to his mind – but not to be used without some of his trademark wit to accompany his wanderlust.

"The early twilight of an Sunday evening in Hamilton, Bermuda is an alluring time," the passage reads. "There is just enough whispering breeze, fragrance of flowers, and sense of repose to raise one thoughts heavenward; and just enough amateur piano music to keep him reminded of another place."

Twain, who famously petitioned against the introduction of automobiles in Bermuda in 1906, might have found more burdensome auditory annoyance from modern Hamilton's construction sites and traffic jams than the occasional stray chord.

He and his good friend Woodrow Wilson – later to become the 28th president of the United States in 1913 – were among the 112 signatories who informed the Bermuda legislature: "We, the undersigned visitors to Bermuda, venture respectfully to express the opinion that the admission of automobiles to the Island would alter the whole character of the place in a way which would seem to us very serious indeed."

With over 42,000 licensed, motorised vehicles on the road according to the last year's budget, Twain's dream of an automobile-free Bermuda seems a battle long lost, but his objections – and those of others – held sway for some 40 years, with automobiles only being introduced to the Island after the Second World War.

While his objection to the automobile for Bermuda did not make 'More Words', a second of his passages found its way in among the musings of writers such as Carl Sandburg, Henry David Thoreau, Arthur Miller and A.A. Milne.

In the 'B' chapter, Twain earns the chapter-leading passage.

Again he turns a wry eye to the Island for his playful use of "bankrupt" (BANK ruhpt), defined as "to exhaust, leaving nothing remaining", zoning in on the famous Bermuda onion rather than financial failures.

"The onion is the pride an joy of Bermuda," he wrote. "It is her jewel, her gem of gems. In her conversation, her pulpit, her literature, it is her most frequent and eloquent figure. In Bermudian metaphor it stands for perfection – perfection absolute. The Bermudian weeping over the departed exhausts praise when he says, 'He was an onion!' The Bermudian extolling the living hero BANKRUPTS applause when he says, 'He is an onion!' The Bermudian setting his son upon the stage of life to dare and do for himself climaxes all counsel, supplication, admonition, comprehends all ambition, when he says, 'Be an onion!'"

'More Words That Make A Difference marks a first-time collaboration for its husband and wife authors. Mr. Greenman previously published 'Words That Make a Difference', however, based on passages from The New York Times.

The couple read through 1,770 issues of The Atlantic Monthly to select the passages in the book.

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'More Words That Make a Difference' is currently selling on the website for $24.