02490cam a2200385 a 4500 4522565 BJBSDDR 20231211142930.0 ta 990521s2000 paua b 001 0beng 99034173 0812235169 (alk. paper) 9780812235166 DLC DLC DLC eng eng n-us--- PS 1331 T969E 2000 818/.409 Emerson, Everett H., 1925-2002 32812 Mark Twain : a literary life / Everett Emerson. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2000. xiii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-369) and index. Mark Twain assembled Journalist and lecturer Turning point Fumbling, success, uncertainty Contracts, inspirations, obligations A new voice Retirement thwarted Searching The house burns down Second harvest The humorist as philosopher Still writing till the end Afterword: Whys and wherefores "In Mark Twain, a Literary Life, Everett Emerson, author of The Authentic Mark Twain, revisits one of America's greatest and most popular writers. Building upon that earlier work, he explores the relationship between the life of the writer and his writings. The assumption throughout is that to see Mark Twain's writings in focus, one must give proper attention to their biographical context." "In reporting the author's life, Emerson has endeavored to permit Mark Twain to tell his own story as much as possible, through the use of letters and autobiographical writings, some previously unpublished. These glimpses into the life of the writer will be of interest to all who have an abiding affection for Samuel Clemens and his extraordinary legacy."--Jacket Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 27845 Humorists, American 19th century Biography. Humoristas estadounidenses Siglo XIX Biografías 33466 Authors, American 19th century Biography. Autores estadounidenses Biografías Siglo XIX 32771 Journalists United States Biography. 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 19 y-gencatlg lcc BK 84879 84879 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 PS 1331 T969E 2000 00000120134 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 BK