Mark Twain: Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, and Essays Vol. 1 1852-1890 (LOA #60)
Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, and Essays Vol. 1 1852-1890 (LOA #60)
$84.31
- Hardcover
1120 pages
- Release Date
15 October 1992
Summary
The most comprehensive Mark Twain collection-over 150 short stories, sketches, burlesques, hoaxes, tall tales, speeches, satires, and maxims from America’s greatest humorist.Arranged chronologically and containing many pieces restored to the form in which Twain intended them to appear, this special Library of America volume shows with unprecedented clarity the literary evolution of Mark Twain over six decades of his career.The nearly two hundred separate items in this volume cover Twain’s wri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780940450363 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0940450364 |
| Author: | Mark Twain, Louis J. Budd |
| Publisher: | The Library of America |
| Imprint: | The Library of America |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1120 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 1992 |
| Weight: | 680g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 132mm x 33mm |
| Series: | Library of America Mark Twain Edition |
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“These sketches and stories are a national treasure. The Library of America ought to be commended for issuing them in an attractive edition.” – The Dallas Morning News
“These sketches and stories are a national treasure. The Library of America ought to be commended for issuing them in an attractive edition.” – The Dallas Morning News
About The Author
Mark Twain
Louis J. Budd, volume editor, was emeritus professor of English at Duke University, a literary cirtic, and a leading Mark Twain scholar. He is the author of Mark Twain- Social Philosopher and Our Mark Twain- The Making of His Public Personality, as well as the former managing editor of the American Literature journal. He lived in Patagonia, Arizona and passed away in 2010 at the age of 89.
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