Mark Twain American Humorist

Author : Tracy Wuster
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780826274113

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Mark Twain, American Humorist by Tracy Wuster Pdf

Mark Twain, American Humorist examines the ways that Mark Twain’s reputation developed at home and abroad in the period between 1865 and 1882, years in which he went from a regional humorist to national and international fame. In the late 1860s, Mark Twain became the exemplar of a school of humor that was thought to be uniquely American. As he moved into more respectable venues in the 1870s, especially through the promotion of William Dean Howells in the Atlantic Monthly, Mark Twain muddied the hierarchical distinctions between class-appropriate leisure and burgeoning forms of mass entertainment, between uplifting humor and debased laughter, and between the literature of high culture and the passing whim of the merely popular.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781629140780

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Mark Twain on Common Sense by Mark Twain Pdf

Revered as one of America’s greatest humorists and author of the “Great American Novel” (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), the words of Samuel Langhorne Clemens—more commonly known as Mark Twain—resonate as strongly today as they did when he wrote them more than a century ago. A close friend of Nikola Tesla and heralded by William Faulkner as “the father of American literature,” Twain’s wit, wisdom, and influence continues through the present day. Printer, typesetter, steamboat pilot, miner, reporter, journalist, author, inventor, humorist, investor, publisher, lecturer—Mark Twain was known as many things during his lifetime and has had at least as many titles thrust upon him since this death, but perhaps what he is best known for is being a source of good old-fashioned common sense. Whatever the topic—whether science and technology, life and love, history and culture, travel and exploration, civil rights and human rights, labor and politics, or ethics and religion—Twain had much to say and many ways to say it. Here, culled from his greatest novels, speeches, letters, conversations, and lectures is the best wisdom and advice—humorous, sardonic, and insightful as always.

Author : Lynda Pflueger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766010937

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Mark Twain by Lynda Pflueger Pdf

Better known as Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens is one of America's most loved writers. Like the characters in his novels, Twain's life was filled with exciting adventures. He navigated the Mississippi River as a steamboat pilot, mined for riches in the American West, and traveled all over the world. In this book, author Lynda Pflueger traces the life of the man who used his childhood experiences growing up near the Mississippi River to write the popular stories that have made him one of the greatest humorists in American literature.

Author : Clinton Cox
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0613189272

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Mark Twain by Clinton Cox Pdf

Riverboat pilot, newspaper reporter, adventurer, satirist, and writer, Mark Twain was and is a towering figure in American literature. This definitive biography offers a fresh viewpoint on his colorful and controversial life, and includes archival photographs and extensive quotes from Twain's books.

Author : The History Hour
Publisher : Great Biographies
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 172892023X

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Mark Twain: The Greatest Humorist America Has Produced. the Entire Life Story by The History Hour Pdf

Mark TwainSamuel ClemensThe greatest humorist America has producedDownload for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free Bonus Inside!Read on your Computer, Mac, Smart phone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.Samuel Clemens, Mark Twain, whatever name you want to call him, was a complex individual who was moody and had a dark side but never showed it to his audience because he needed their buy-in for him to make money. When he worked as a riverboat captain, he saw how the rich and famous lived. He thought he would like that kind of life.Inside you

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781678000226

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The American Claimant by Mark Twain Pdf

The American Claimant is an 1892 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Twain wrote the novel with the help of phonographic dictation, the first author (according to Twain himself) to do so. This was also (according to Twain) an attempt to write a book without mention of the weather, the first of its kind in fictitious literature. Indeed, all the weather is contained in an appendix, at the back of the book, which the reader is encouraged to turn to from time to time.Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American humorist and writer, who is best known for his enduring novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has been called the Great American Novel. Raised in Hannibal, Missouri, Twain held a variety of jobs including typesetter, riverboat pilot, and miner before achieving nationwide attention for his work as a journalist with The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. He earned

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781513287096

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Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain Pdf

Autobiography of Mark Twain (1907) is a collection of autobiographical writings by American humorist Mark Twain. Dictated toward the end of his life, the Autobiography of Mark Twain is a series of brief reflections on 74 years of fame, hard work, and adventure by an icon of American literature. Originally serialized in the North American Review, the United States’ oldest literary magazine, the Autobiography of Mark Twain has gone through countless editions in the century after Twain’s death, and is considered a masterpiece of literary nonfiction. “I intend that this autobiography shall become a model for all future autobiographies when it is published [...] because of its form and method—a form and method whereby the past and the present are constantly brought face to face, resulting in contrasts which newly fire up the interest all along, like contact of flint with steel.” Focusing on the small events, unremarkable encounters, and marginalia which make a life both common and particular, Mark Twain envisions a model of autobiography capable of dispelling the myth of the writer as a man of fortune and mysterious talent. Capturing episodes from his youth and the early stages of his writing career, reflecting on the importance of his wife Olivia and daughter Susy, and describing the influence of labor on his philosophy of life, Twain invites his reader to recognize him not just as Samuel Clemens, his birth name, but as a man who lived and worked and triumphed and suffered alongside others, as a man whose success was a testament to the power of community. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Mark Twain’s Autobiography of Mark Twain is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

Author : Frederick Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015001576035

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Mark Twain: the Critical Heritage by Frederick Anderson Pdf

Author : Stan Hardy
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798506314622

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Mark Twain Quotes of Wit and Wisdom by Stan Hardy Pdf

Want to enjoy the wit and wisdom of the "greatest humorist the United States has produced?" Need some wise, funny, and timeless quotes with many of the truisms from our everyday lives? Looking for a perfect gift? Then, this is the book for you! Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pen name Mark Twain was called "the father of American literature" by William Faulkner. He is not only revered as the quintessential American writer but is also among the most quoted. Mark Twain had something witty and wise to say on just about any topic, and his words resonate surprisingly well today as they did more than a century ago. "Get your facts first, then you can distort them as much as you please" sounds as if someone is talking about today's political landscape. But those are what Mark Twain said in 1890! He was a defender of women's rights and believed, "What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce." He was against slavery and commented, "Our Civil War was a blot on our history, but not as great a blot as the buying and selling of Negro souls." He advised people to "keep a tidy soul" and believed that "The secret of getting ahead is getting started!" His wit and wisdom are very pragmatic and easy to understand. In his mind, "Wit, by itself, is of little account. It becomes of moment only when grounded on wisdom" and "Wisdom teaches us that none but birds should go out early, and that not even birds should do it unless they are out of worms!" If you are looking for a highly entertaining and inspiring collection of epigrams and witticisms by America's greatest humorist, then "Mark Twain Quotes of Wit and Wisdom" is 100% for you! Here are what this book will offer you: 365 best quotes of wit and wisdom gathered from Mark Twain's books, letters, lectures, and autobiography A perfect gift for the family, friends, and colleagues An easy book that you just pick up anytime, start anywhere, and always enjoy! A bonus chapter on how others saw Mark Twain Wisdom and inspiration while being amused Just scroll back up and click the "Add to Cart" button!

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1406571172

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Complete Letters of Mark Twain - Volume II (Dodo Press) by Mark Twain Pdf

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. Twain is most noted for his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). He is also known for his quotations. His first important work, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, was published in 1865. His next publication was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which drew on his youth in Hannibal. The character of Tom Sawyer was modeled on twain as a child, with traces of two schoolmates, John Briggs and Will Bowen. His next major published work, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, solidified him as a noteworthy American writer. Some have called it the first Great American Novel. Finn was an offshoot from Tom Sawyer and proved to have a more serious tone than its predecessor. The main premise behind Huckleberry Finn is the young boy's belief in the right thing to do even though the majority of society believes that it was wrong.

Author : Bernard Augustine De Voto
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0803266073

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Mark Twain's America by Bernard Augustine De Voto Pdf

Beginning in 1835, the birth year of Samuel Clemens, and extending through the Gilded Age, Mark Twain’s America depicts the vigorous social and historical forces that produced the creator of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Bernard DeVoto catches a people moving west: Twain’s own family drifting down the Ohio, emigrants of every stripe, the famous and the obscure. Answering genteel critics such as Van Wyck Brooks, who blamed the American frontier for stifling Twain’s genius, DeVoto shows that, in fact, Twain’s early days in Nevada and California made a writer of him. Mark Twain’s America, first published in 1932, enriched by western humor and supernatural slave lore, is an enduring work of American literary and cultural criticism.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788026804628

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The Complete Letters of Mark Twain by Mark Twain Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: “The Complete Letters of Mark Twain” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. These letters were arranged in six volumes by Albert Bigelow Paine, Samuel L. Clemens's literary executor, as a supplement to Mark Twain, A Biography, which Paine wrote. They are, for the most part, every letter written by Clemens known to exist at the time of their publication in 1917. Table of Contents: Volume I — Letters 1853-1866 Volume II — Letters 1867-1875 Volume III — Letters 1876-1885 Volume IV — Letters 1886-1900 Volume V — Letters 1901-1906 Volume VI — Letters 1907-1910 Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910), quintessential American humorist, lecturer, essayist, and author wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Author : Hugh Reginald Haweis
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385329799

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American Humorists by Hugh Reginald Haweis Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Author : Hugh Reginald Haweis
Publisher : London : Chatto and Windus
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : American wit and humor
ISBN : HARVARD:HNMXCJ

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American Humorists by Hugh Reginald Haweis Pdf

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 087580585X

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Mark Twain at the Buffalo Express by Mark Twain Pdf

Here together for the first time are all of Mark Twain's signed stories, sketches, and commentaries for the Buffalo Express newspaper, as well as many never before identified as his. These entertaining and delightful writings contain some of Twain's finest humor and social criticism and allow renewed appreciation for the talents of this unique American figure.