twain, mark

Chronicles the life and career of nineteenth-century American author Mark Twain and features "FYI" sections on topics related to his life, works, and times, including duels, books by subscription, and slavery.

Contains fourteen essays that explore various aspects of the life and work of American author Mark Twain, discussing his career-shaping experiences, the Mark Twain persona, his writing and performing career, and his legacy.

Describes the life of nineteenth-century American author Mark Twain and examines the plots, character development, thematic concerns, and historical backgrounds of several of his short stories and sketches, travel narratives, and novels. Also includes a selected bibliography.

A fictionalized reconstruction of Mark Twain's courtship of Livy Langdon.

Thirteen-year-old Susy Clemens wants the world to know that her papa, Mark Twain, is more than just a humorist and sets out to write a comprehensive biography of the American icon.

Contemporary critical opinions and commentaries on Mark Twain and his works. Includes a chronology.

Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Mark Twain's novel, Huckleberry Finn, which was published in the late nineteenth century and has been banned frequently since then for his use of racial epithets or simply for being coarse.

Presents the first of three volumes of the uncensored autobiography of American author Mark Twain, in which he wrote about whatever was on his mind at the moment, and includes explanatory notes.