Christian Science / Mark Twain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910.

Eddy, Mary Baker.

Christian Science--Controversial literature.

Christian Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

To be supplied : Project Gutenberg, 2010.

Auckland : Floating Press, 1907.

Summary:

Though Mark Twain is best remembered as perhaps the quintessential American humor writer, he was also a keen observer and critic of cultural and social trends. In this vein, he undertook a book-length discussion and analysis of Christian Science and New Thought, both of which enjoyed immense popularity in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States. The controversial text was originally rejected by Twain''s publisher, a gesture that the author saw as confirming...

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; BOOK I; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; BOOK II; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; Chapter XIV; Chapter XV; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Mrs. Eddy in Error; Main Parts of the Machine; Distribution of the Machine''s Powers and Dignities; Conclusion

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-77651-806-3

OCLC:

749264536