The Cambridge introduction to Mark Twain / Peter Messent.

Author/creator Messent, Peter, 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxii, 138 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
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Subjects

SeriesCambridge introductions to literature
Cambridge introductions to literature. ^A702159
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 127-131) and index.
LCCN 2006025243
ISBN0521854458 (hbk.)
ISBN9780521854450 (hbk.)
ISBN0521670756 (pbk.)
ISBN9780521670753 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS1331.M47 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold