Download or read book Mark Twain A Literary Life written by Everett Emerson and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title "Mark Twain endures. Readers sense his humanity, enjoy his humor, and appreciate his insights into human nature, even into such painful experiences as embarrassment and humiliation. No matter how remarkable the life of Samuel Clemens was, what matters most is the relationship of Mark Twain the writer and his writings. That is the subject of this book."—from the Preface In Mark Twain, A Literary Life, Everett Emerson revisits one of America's greatest and most popular writers to explore the relationship between the life of the writer and his writings. The assumption throughout is that to see Mark Twain's writings in focus, one must give proper attention to their biographical context. Mark Twain's literary career is fascinating in its strangeness. How could this genius have had so little sense of what he should next do? As a young man, Samuel Clemens's first vocation, that of journeyman printer, took him far from home to the sights of New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, while his next vocation would give him the identity by which we most frequently know him. His choice of "Mark Twain" as a pen name cemented his bond with the river, as did such books as Life on the Mississippi and Huckleberry Finn. Then following an unsuccessful try at silver mining, Clemens worked as a newspaperman, humorist, lecturer, but also cultivated an interest in playwriting, politics, and philosophizing. In reporting the author's life, Emerson has endeavored to permit Mark Twain to tell his own story as much as possible, through the use of letters and autobiographical writings, some unpublished. These fascinating glimpses into the life of the writer will be of interest to all who have an abiding affection for Samuel Clemens and his extraordinary legacy.
Download or read book Mark Twain written by P. Messeat and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mark Twain A to Z written by R. Kent Rasmussen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Twain A to Z features more than 1,200 entries which provide detailed character analyses and plot summaries of all of Twain's works, thousands of precise chapter citations and cross-references to related subjects, and biographies of the people whom he knew and events that affected his life. 130+ illustrations.
Download or read book Mark Twain written by Albert Bigelow Paine and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Authentic Mark Twain written by Everett H. Emerson and published by Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts the personal life, literary career, and creative habits of Mark Twain and examines the development of his writing style.
Download or read book Mark My Words written by Mark Twain and published by St Martins Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a personal look at the man behind the writing through an amusing collection of his expressed opinions and thoughts on such topics as such as fellow writers, authors, editors, children's books, humor, and public speakers.
Download or read book Mark Twain a Biography written by Albert Bigelow Paine and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mark Twain Travel Books and Tourism written by Jeffrey Alan Melton and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2002-06-26 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grounding this study in tourist theory, Melton explores how, in five travel books, Twain captures the birth and growth of a new creature who would go on to change the map of the world: the American tourist."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Mark Twain written by Ron Powers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 1176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twain's story is epic, comic and tragic. To retrace it all in illuminating detail, Powers draws on the tens of thousands of Twain's letters and on his astonishing journal entries - many of which are quoted here for the first time. Twain left Missouri for a life on the Mississippi during the golden age of steamboats, enjoyed an uproariously drunken newspaper career in the Nevada of the Wild West, and witnessed and joined the extremes of wealth and poverty of New York City and of the Gilded Age. Through it all he observed, borrowed, stole and combined the characters he met into the voice of America's greatest literature, attracting throngs of fans wherever his undying lust for wandering took him. From Twain's wicked satire to his relationships with the likes of Ulysses Grant, this is a brilliantly written story that astounds, amuses and edifies as only a great life can.
Download or read book Mark Twain a Biography written by Paine Albert Bigelow and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mark Twain A Biography The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens Vol 2 written by Paine Albert Bigelow and published by Double 9 Books. This book was released on 2023-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough two-volume biography of the great American novelist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, best known by his pen name, Mark Twain, is entitled "Mark Twain: A Biography" by Albert Bigelow Paine. "The Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens," the second book of the biography, covers Twain's life and writing career from 1870 until his death in 1910. Twain penned several of his most well-known books during this time, such as "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," and "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." Twain's personal life at this period is extensively described by Paine, including his marriage to Olivia Langdon and their time spent together in Hartford, Connecticut. Paine also discusses Twain's struggles with money and his attempts to deal with them via writing and preaching. Paine analyses Twain's subjects and literary style throughout the whole book, focusing on how he used humour and satire to confront contemporary social and political concerns. Paine also talks about Twain's connections to other writers like Henry James and William Dean Howells. Overall, "Mark Twain: A Biography" offers a comprehensive look at the life and writings of one of America's most well-known writers and continues to be a useful tool for academics and Twain enthusiasts alike.
Download or read book Mark Twain s Autobiography written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected from Mark Twain's typescript.
Download or read book Mark Twain A Biography The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens Vol 3 written by Paine Albert Bigelow and published by Double 9 Books. This book was released on 2023-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Bigelow Paine is the author of the book "Mark Twain: A Biography, Vol. 3: The Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens". It is the third book of Paine's trilogy on Mark Twain and is a biography of the writer. The book details Mark Twain's upbringing in Missouri, travels, career as a journalist, and ascent to literary stardom. Additionally, it explores Mark Twain's private life, including his family, financial situation, and continuous literary achievement. A thorough look at the life of one of America's most cherished writers is provided in Paine's book.
Download or read book The Life of Mark Twain written by Gary Scharnhorst and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2018-03-30 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book begins the first multi-volume biography of Samuel Clemens to appear in over a century. In the succeeding years, Clemens biographers have either tailored their narratives to fit the parameters of a single volume or focused on a particular period or aspect of Clemens’s life, because the whole of that epic life cannot be compressed into a single volume. In The Life of Mark Twain, Gary Scharnhorst has chosen to write a complete biography plotted from beginning to end, from a single point of view, on an expansive canvas. With dozens of Mark Twain biographies available, what is left unsaid? On average, a hundred Clemens letters and a couple of Clemens interviews surface every year. Scharnhorst has located documents relevant to Clemens’s life in Missouri, along the Mississippi River, and in the West, including some which have been presumed lost. Over three volumes, Scharnhorst elucidates the life of arguably the greatest American writer and reveals the alchemy of his gifted imagination.
Download or read book Mark Twain a Biography Vol 1 of 3 written by Albert Bigelow Paine and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mark Twain, a Biography, Vol. 1 of 3: The Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Mark Twain A Biography written by Albert Bigelow Paine and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Bigelow Paine (1861-1937) was an American writer in fiction, humor and verse, member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee, and biographer best known for his four-volume biography of Mark Twain (pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910). The fourth and final volume covers Clemens's life from 1901 until his death in 1910, and includes appendices of his letters, speeches and writings and an index of the biography.
Download or read book Mark Twain a Biography written by Albert Bigelow 1861-1937 Paine and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive biography of Mark Twain (born Samuel Langhorne Clemens) provides a detailed look at the life and work of one of America's most celebrated authors. The book covers Twain's early years in Missouri, his travels out West and abroad, his literary successes and failures, and his later life and legacy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
