Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Mark Twain, unsanctified newspaper reporter	James Edward Caron	"A fresh perspective on the early years of Samuel Clemens's career as a writer and newspaper reporter. Caron examines Clemens's developing comic voice in his journalism in Nevada and San Francisco, t…	OL11892255W
Mark Twain's travel literature	Harold H. Hellwig	"This critical study focuses on Twain's representations of time, place, and identity in the travel works Roughing It, A Tramp Abroad, The Innocents Abroad, Life on The Mississippi, and Following the …	OL12367411W
Brillant Streak	Kathryn Lasky	An illustrated biography of young Samuel Clemens, who grew up to be the writer known as Mark Twain.	OL15071108W
Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Other Works	Alexander J. Butrym	Summarizes and comments on Twain's plots and themes Analyzes Twain's style and humor Discusses the novels as social criticisms Describes the techniques which Twain learned from the Picaresqu…	OL15145906W
How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (16 works)	Mark Twain	How to tell a story. In defence of Harriet Shelley. Fenimore Cooper's literary offences. Traveling with a reformer. Private history of the "Jumping frog" story. Mental telegraphy again. What Pa…	OL15170232W
Mark Twain at Work (Childhood of Famous Americans: Ready-to-Read)	Howard Goldsmith	A beginning biography of Mark Twain that relates the childhood incident which grew into one of his most famous books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.	OL1687163W
The letters of Mark Twain and Joseph Hopkins Twichell	Mark Twain	This book contains the complete texts of all known correspondence between Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) and Joseph Hopkins Twichell. Theirs was a rich exchange. The long, deep friendship of Clemens …	OL19733621W
The Bohemians	Ben Tarnoff	Traces the birth of modern America as reflected by the writings of Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Charles Warrant Stoddard, and Ina Coolbrith, placing their achievements and personal lives against a backdro…	OL19975307W
Mark Twain and the Brazen Serpent	Doug Aldridge	Focusing on the overarching theme of religious satire in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this study reveals the novel's hidden motive, moral and plot. The author considers generations of criticism sp…	OL21144206W
The story behind Mark Twain's adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Rebecca Vickers	Provides a background for Mark Twain's famous novel by looking at relevant biographical details about his life and offering historical details that place the story in context, with a literary analysi…	OL24853511W
Mark T-W-A-I-N!	David R. Collins	Covers the life of the famed nineteenth-century author from his childhood in Hannibal, Missouri, through his careers as journalist, riverboat pilot, soldier, prospector, and humorist.	OL38459W
Works (Innocents Abroad / Roughing It)	Mark Twain	Contains "The innocents abroad, a travel guide and stinging satire of his fellow American travelers," and "Roughing it, the old Western frontier adventures of Mark Twain."	OL413355W
Tom Sawyer Abroad	Mark Twain	Tom's plan to become famous involves Huck Finn and his friend Jim in a crusade to the Holy Land by balloon ascension.	OL413674W
The Signet Classic Book of Mark Twain's Short Stories	Mark Twain	"The humorous story is strictly a work of art—high and delicate—and only an artist can tell it."—Mark Twain, "How to Tell a Story"For nearly two decades before Mark Twain published his finest novel, …	OL413732W
Mark Twain and science	Sherwood Cummings	xiii, 224 p. : 24 cm	OL4623520W
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Mark Twain	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or as it is known in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom…	OL53908W
A Tramp Abroad	Mark Twain	Twain's account of traveling in Europe. A Tramp Abroad sparkles with the author's shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture. A Tramp Abroad includes among its adventure…	OL53918W
Life on the Mississippi	Mark Twain	At once a romantic history of a mighty river, an autobiographical account of Twains early steamboat days, and a storehouse of humorous anecdotes and sketches, here is the raw material from which Mark…	OL53959W
The Travels of Mark Twain	Mark Twain	Contains: At home -- Stage-coaching on the Overland -- Salt Lake City -- Carson City -- Lake Tahoe -- Silver mining in Nevada -- Striking it rich -- Virginia City -- San Francisco --…	OL54017W
Mark Twain	Debra McArthur	"A biography of writer Mark Twain, describing his life, his major works, and the legacy of his writing"--Provided by publisher.	OL5714333W