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Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. According to the uc berkeley library, clemens first used this pseudonym in 1863, when he was working as a newspaper reporter in nevada, long after his riverboat days. To my surprise, i feel that way about a good many pieces in this book. Mark twain s library of humor is an 1888 anthology of short humorous works compiled by mark twain, pen name of samuel langhorne clemens, william dean howells and charles hopkins clark. Drawing inspiration from one of twains classic tales, the tragedy of puddnhead wilson, puddnhead celebrates library founder mark twains incomparable humor while raising muchneeded funds for the librarys operations.
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A leading literary influence in his own time and ever since, he is the author of many classics, including roughing it, the adventures of tom sawyer, life on the mississippi, the adventures of huckleberry finn, and a connecticut yankee in king arthurs court. Mark twain rare books and first editions at bauman rare books. He is noted for his novels adventures of huckleberry finn 1885, called the great american novel, and the adventures of tom sawyer 1876. According to our correspondents, this statement also appears in a sixvolume series titled masterpieces of humor and may be reprinted elsewhere. Mark twains legendary humor books tell you why, inc. List of books and articles about mark twain online research. Discover librarianselected research resources on mark twain from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more.
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The order follows that which twain placed them in in the original anthology, published in 1888. In 1880, george gebbie suggested to mark twain that he publish an anthology of humorous works. As a boy, he worked as a printer and a mississippi river pilot. Several years ago the dragoman of our american legation at constantinople was asked to act as arbitrator in a dispute between a foreigner and an old turkish doctor in law and theology. Beginning with the piece that made mark twain famousthe notorious jumping frog of calaveras countyand ending with his fanciful how i edited an agricultural. The title on the cover is the library of wit and humor, by mark twain and others, but the book in fact was edited by melville d. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Mark twain s library of humor beginning with the piece that made mark twain famousthe notorious jumping frog of calaveras countyand ending with his fanciful how i edited an agricultural paper, this treasure trove of an anthology, an abridgment of the 1888 original, collects twenty of twain s own pieces, in addition to tall tales, fables, and satires by fortythree of twain s. List of books and articles about mark twain online. An awesome antique first edition and believed to be a first state edition of mark twain s library of humor mark twain s library of humor is an 1888 anthology of short humorous works compiled by mark twain, william dean howells and charles hopkins clark. Clemens, hartford 1876 on the front flyleaf and annotated by him on the final text leaf, finished jan 29th and beneath that note, finished sept. A leading literary influence in his own time and ever since, he is the author of many classics, including roughing it, the adventures of tom sawyer, life on the mississippi, the adventures of huckleberry finn, and a.
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