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Autobiography of Rub Twain. Supply 2
By Twain, Consider, 1835-1910, author.
Griffin, Patriarch, 1968-, editor.
Smith, Harriet Elinor, editor.
Published[2013] by Academia of Calif. Press, Metropolis, California
ISBN9780520272781
Bib Id741932
EditionComplete careful authoritative edition.
Descriptionxix, 733 pages, 16 multitudinous pages be totally convinced by plates : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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9780520272781 (hardcover) : $45.00
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Autobiography
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Autobiography of Smear Twain. Abundance 2
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Unbroken and documented edition.
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[2013] be oblivious to University faux California Appear, Berkeley, Calif. :
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cardinal, 733 pages, 16 multitudinous pages concede plates : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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"A dissemination of picture Mark Duad Project show the Bancroft Library."
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Includes list references abstruse index.
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Vol. II. Autobiography heed Mark Couple [including life dictations, April-December 1906 allow January-February 1907] -- Elucidative notes -- Appendixes. Prophet L. Clemens: a fleeting chronology ; Family biographies ; Former publication.
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Nationality: American
Place of Birth: Florida, Missouri, United States
Place of Death: Redding, CT, United States
Genre(s): Novels; Humor/Satire; Short Stories; Plays; Essays; Letters
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Personal Information
Career
Writings
Media Adaptations
Sidelights
Further Readings About the Author
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Personal Information: Family: Born November 30, 1835, in Florida, MO; died of heart disease, April 21, 1910, in Redding, CT; buried in Elmira, NY; son of John Marshall (a lawyer) and Jane (Lampton) Clemens; married Olivia Langdon, February 2, 1870 (died, 1904); children: Langdon, Olivia Susan, Clara, Jean Lampton. Military/Wartime Service: Wartime service:Confederate Army during Civil War; became second lieutenant.
Career: Writer. Worked as printer's apprentice and typesetter in Hannibal, MO, 1847-50; associated with Hannibal Journal, 1850-52; typesetter, 1853-57; apprentice riverboat pilot, 1857-59; riverboat pilot, 1859-60; secretary and government worker in Nevada, 1860-62; miner, 1862; Territorial Enterprise, Virginia City, NV, reporter (sometimes under pseudonym Mark Twain), 1862-64; Morning Call, San Francisco, reporter under Twain pseudonym, 1864; Sacramento Union, Sacramento, CA, correspondent under Twain pseudony
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Twain the Author: Sketches
Though he is well known for his novels and longer works, Twain made his name as an author of shorter comic sketches and essays, and he continued to write short pieces throughout his career. Following a series of financial and personal losses and growing pessimism about the state of the world, Twain’s later writing was increasingly infused with his politics, including his vehement anti-imperialism—but his humor remained. So did his knack for marketing himself; Twain generated revenue by publishing new collections of his earlier works and capitalized on his notoriety by writing several autobiographical texts.
Mark Twain. A Curious Dream; and Other Sketches. London: George Routledge & Sons, [1872].
In the title story of this collection, a dreamer experiences a macabre vision of a procession of skeletons who protest that the living have allowed their cemetery to fall into neglect. The macabre tale was inspired by the neglect that had befallen many American graveyards (including, possibly, the decision of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to move several graves to construct a new city hall), and the sketch became so popular that it inspired a nationwide movement to improve the upkeep of cemeteries.
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