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Mark Twain
Hamlin Hill
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Description for Mark Twain
Paperback. After laughing their way through his classic and beloved depictions of nineteenth-century American life, few readers would suspect that Mark Twain's last years were anything but happy and joyful. They would be wrong. This title reveals that Twain ended his life as a frustrated writer plagued by paranoia. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
After laughing their way through his classic and beloved depictions of nineteenth-century American life, few readers would suspect that Mark Twain's last years were anything but happy and joyful. They would be wrong. As Hamlin Hill reveals in "Mark Twain: God's Fool", contrary to the myth perpetrated by his literary executors, Twain ended his life as a frustrated writer plagued by paranoia. He suffered personal tragedies, got involved in questionable business ventures, and was a demanding and controlling father and husband. As Hill's book demonstrates, the difficult circumstances of Twain's personal life make his humorous output all the more surprising ... Read more
After laughing their way through his classic and beloved depictions of nineteenth-century American life, few readers would suspect that Mark Twain's last years were anything but happy and joyful. They would be wrong. As Hamlin Hill reveals in "Mark Twain: God's Fool", contrary to the myth perpetrated by his literary executors, Twain ended his life as a frustrated writer plagued by paranoia. He suffered personal tragedies, got involved in questionable business ventures, and was a demanding and controlling father and husband. As Hill's book demonstrates, the difficult circumstances of Twain's personal life make his humorous output all the more surprising ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226336473
SKU
V9780226336473
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About Hamlin Hill
Hamlin Hill (1931-2002) taught at the University of New Mexico, the University of Chicago, and Texas A&M University, where he led the Department of English until 1989. He is the author or editor of many volumes, several of which center on Mark Twain, Twain's work, and American humor.
Reviews for Mark Twain
"Certainly one of the most reliable and readable books in the whole huge library of Twain biographical studies. Hill makes sense of a confusing and often contradictory set of data. This is a notable, graceful, convincing book." - "New Republic" "Fills a great, long-standing need for a thoroughly researched book about Mark Twain's twilight years.... Splendidly, grippingly written and excellently ... Read more