The Cambridge introduction to Mark Twain / Peter Messent.
| Author/creator | Messent, Peter, 1946- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. |
| Description | xii, 138 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-131) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006025243 |
| ISBN | 0521854458 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780521854450 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0521670756 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780521670753 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS1331.M47 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |