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This book introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd’nhead Wilson.

  • Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd’nhead Wilson.
  • Investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain.
  • Provides an original reading of Twain’s obsession with performance and popularity.
  • Analyses the significance of Twain’s books for American culture and identity.
  • Illustrated with images from first editions of Twain’s works.
  • A short appendix directs readers to the author’s award-winning website on ‘Mark Twain in his Times’.

Mark Twain: A Short Introduction

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This book introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 01/11/2003
    ISBN13: 9780631234746, 978-0631234746
    ISBN10: 0631234748

    Number of Pages: 144

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

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    Description

    This book introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd’nhead Wilson.

    • Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee and Pudd’nhead Wilson.
    • Investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain.
    • Provides an original reading of Twain’s obsession with performance and popularity.
    • Analyses the significance of Twain’s books for American culture and identity.
    • Illustrated with images from first editions of Twain’s works.
    • A short appendix directs readers to the author’s award-winning website on ‘Mark Twain in his Times’.

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