The Cambridge introduction to Mark Twain [[Book] /]
Peter Messent.
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- 138 p. ; 24 cm.
- Cambridge introductions to literature .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-131) and index.
Mark Twain's life -- The early life -- Riverboating, the Civil War, the west -- Early success, marriage, the Hartford years -- Expatriation, financial loss, family tragedy -- The final years -- Contexts -- Samuel Langhorne Clemens and 'Mark Twain' -- Works -- Twain's humour -- Travel and travel writing : Innocents abroad, A tramp abroad, Roughing it, Life on the Mississippi -- Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn -- A Connecticut yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson -- Critical reception and the late works -- Guide to further reading.
9780521670753 0521670756 0521854458 9780521854450
GBA687797 bnb
013578267 Uk
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 --Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Authors, American--19th century--Biography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.