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Student companion to Mark Twain / David E.E. Sloane.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sloane, David E. E., 1943-
- Series:
- Student companions to classic writers 1522-7979
- Student companions to classic writers, 1522-7979
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Criticism and interpretation.
- Twain, Mark.
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Examinations--Study guides.
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
- Examinations.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Study guides.
- Physical Description:
- x, 188 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Examines the humor and humanity in Mark Twain's short stories, travel narratives, and five novels.
- Contents:
- 1 The Life of Mark Twain 1
- 2 Twain's Career and Contributions to American Literature 13
- 3 Twain's Early Short Stories and Sketches 33
- 4 The Personal Travel Narratives: The Innocents Abroad (1869), Roughing It (1872), Life on the Mississippi (1883), and Others 45
- 5 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) 63
- 6 The Prince and the Pauper (1881) 85
- 7 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) 103
- 8 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) 123
- 9 Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) 145
- 10 Twain's Later Short Writings 165.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-184) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313312192
- OCLC:
- 45122374
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