Mark Twain
The Man and His Works
by Edward Wagenknecht
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Pub Date 24 Dec 2015 | Archive Date 30 Dec 2015
Description
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was one of the greatest American authors that has ever lived.
But who was the man behind the famous pseudonym?
Exploring his life as well as his works, Edward Wagenknecht goes a long way to uncover this fascinating author.
Particular reference is paid to Twain’s most famous novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Wagenknecht uncovers Twain’s political views on imperialism, civil rights and labor as well as his opinions on religion and many other subjects.
Edward Wagenknecht’s important and readable biography is enhanced by the addition of a commentary on Mark Twain criticism and scholarship since 1960.
His always keen insight has grown through the years and his own literary style has been refined, so that Mark Twain: The Man and His Work is a delight for its own sake as well as for the clear vision it brings us of America’s foremost humorist.
After more than eighty years, the book still cannot be better characterized than when Bernard DeVoto, in a review in The New York Times Book Review in 1935, called it “Mr. Wagenknecht’s sane, sound, and tolerant book, which expresses what is probably the wisest opinion of intelligent and qualified critics.”
‘Superb scholarship’ Gerald Warner Brace
Edward Wagenknecht is a distinguished biographer, literary critic, and editor, whose interests range widely in both English and American literature. In addition to his own extensive writing, he has reviewed “thousands of books” for major newspapers and journals. Among his many other books are Dickens and the Scandalmongers, The Man Charles Dickens, The Movies in the Age of Innocence, Seven Daughters of the Theater, Merely Players, and Chicago.
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But who was the man behind the famous pseudonym?
Exploring his life as well as his works, Edward Wagenknecht goes a long way to uncover this fascinating author.
Particular reference is paid to Twain’s most famous novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Wagenknecht uncovers Twain’s political views on imperialism, civil rights and labor as well as his opinions on religion and many other subjects.
Edward Wagenknecht’s important and readable biography is enhanced by the addition of a commentary on Mark Twain criticism and scholarship since 1960.
His always keen insight has grown through the years and his own literary style has been refined, so that Mark Twain: The Man and His Work is a delight for its own sake as well as for the clear vision it brings us of America’s foremost humorist.
After more than eighty years, the book still cannot be better characterized than when Bernard DeVoto, in a review in The New York Times Book Review in 1935, called it “Mr. Wagenknecht’s sane, sound, and tolerant book, which expresses what is probably the wisest opinion of intelligent and qualified critics.”
‘Superb scholarship’ Gerald Warner Brace
Edward Wagenknecht is a distinguished biographer, literary critic, and editor, whose interests range widely in both English and American literature. In addition to his own extensive writing, he has reviewed “thousands of books” for major newspapers and journals. Among his many other books are Dickens and the Scandalmongers, The Man Charles Dickens, The Movies in the Age of Innocence, Seven Daughters of the Theater, Merely Players, and Chicago.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
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