Mark Twain

by DOYNO, VICTOR

• ISBN13: 9780879759728
• ISBN10: 0879759720
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1995-05-01
• Publisher: Prometheus Books

Summary

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) commands an important place in the public mind. Many Americans feel a natural and easy identification with this popular literary figure. Twain's Humor, his wit, and his social concern endear him to countless Americans who think of him as 'one of us'. For the general reader, this collection provides a convenient resource that will spark many debates. It will convince scholars of American literature that Clemens was a sceptic for most of his life.

Author Biography

Victor Doyno is professor of English at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword: Subversive Mark Twain
Introduction: Mark Twain, American Doubter	p. 1
Early Writings and Travel Literature	p. 15
Juvenilia and Early Journalism	p. 16
The Innocents Abroad	p. 23
Roughing It	p. 75
A Serious Comedian	p. 105
Sketches New and Old	p. 105
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	p. 124
A Tramp Abroad	p. 135
A Short Story: "Edward Mills and George Benton"	p. 141
The Prince and the Pauper	p. 146
Prime Twain	p. 153
Life on the Mississippi	p. 153
Gerhardt Letter	p. 222
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	p. 224
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court	p. 241
The American Claimant	p. 275
Tom Sawyer Abroad	p. 279
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson	p. 281
In Defense of Harriet Shelley	p. 295
The Icy Perceptive Stare	p. 303
Short Writings	p. 303
The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc	p. 324
Following the Equator	p. 329
To the Person Sitting in Darkness	p. 369
What Is Man?	p. 373
Christian Science	p. 378
Letters	p. 389
Posthumous Publications	p. 413
A Word of Encouragement for Our Blushing Exiles	p. 414
As Regards Patriotism	p. 417
Bible Teaching and Religious Practice	p. 419
The War Prayer	p. 423
Corn-Pone Opinions	p. 426
Letters from the Earth	p. 430
Unpublished Autobiographical Dictation	p. 443
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 449
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