Dear Mark Twain: letters from his readers
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley University of California Press c2013
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Beschreibung:Includes index
"A voracious pack-rat, Mark Twain hoarded his readers' letters as did few of his contemporaries. Dear Mark Twain collects 200 of these letters written by a diverse cross-section of correspondents from around the world-children, farmers, schoolteachers, businessmen, preachers, railroad clerks, inmates of mental institutions, con artists, and even a former president. It is a unique and groundbreaking book-the first published collection of reader letters to any writer of Mark Twain's time. Its contents afford a rare and exhilarating glimpse into the sensibilities of nineteenth-century people while revealing the impact Samuel L. Clemens had on his readers. Clemens's own and often startling comments and replies are also included.R. Kent Rasmussen's extensive research provides fascinating profiles of the correspondents, whose personal stories are often as interesting as their letters. Ranging from gushing fan appreciations and requests for help and advice to suggestions for writing projects and stinging criticisms, the letters are filled with perceptive insights, pathos, and unintentional but often riotous humor. Many are deeply moving, more than a few are hilarious, some may be shocking, but none are dull."--
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Cover; Dear Mark Twain; JUMPING FROGSUNDISCOVERED, REDISCOVERED, AND CELEBRATED WRITINGSOF MARK TWAIN; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Foreword by Ron Powers; Introduction; Note on Texts; LETTERS; 1861-1870; 1871-1880; 1881-1890; 1891-1900; 1901-1910; Note on Sources; Acknowledgments; Index of Correspondents' Locations; Index of Mark Twain Characters and Works; General Subject Index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:0520955161
9780520955165

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