An edition of Inventing Mark Twain (1997)

Inventing Mark Twain

the lives of Samuel Langhorne Clemens

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An edition of Inventing Mark Twain (1997)

Inventing Mark Twain

the lives of Samuel Langhorne Clemens

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Meticulously researched and brilliantly realized, Inventing Mark Twain is a major new biography of America's most famous literary figure. Hoffman traces Clemens' origins in the frontier town of Hannibal, Missouri, revealing the unexpected importance of events in Clemens' childhood.

Hoffman cleverly captures the scintillating wit and quick temper that made Mark Twain an entertaining and beloved figure. Hoffman shows how Twain in later years established himself as the center of the social life in his adopted city of Hartford, Connecticut, and how his travels abroad to Europe and the Middle East made him America's cultural ambassador.

Significantly, Hoffman examines Clemens' family life and challenges readers to rethink what they've already learned about him, providing new interpretations of Clemens' personality, ranging from his relationship with his wife, Livy, to the dark effect of the tragedies in his life. And Hoffman brings to light many of the lesser-known, but equally intriguing aspects of Samuel Clemens - his love for and folly over mechanical inventions; his deep financial insecurity and obsession with money; and his stint as a publisher, working with renowned figures like President Ulysses S.

Grant.

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Publisher
W. Morrow
Language
English
Pages
572

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Cover of: Inventing Mark Twain
Inventing Mark Twain: the lives of Samuel Langhorne Clemens
1998, Phoenix, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
Cover of: Inventing Mark Twain
Inventing Mark Twain: the lives of Samuel Langhorne Clemens
1997, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
Cover of: Inventing Mark Twain
Inventing Mark Twain: the lives of Samuel Langhorne Clemens
1997, W. Morrow
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Inventing Mark Twain
Inventing Mark Twain
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-563) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
818/.409, B
Library of Congress
PS1331 .H53 1997, PS1331.H53 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 572 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
572

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL995967M
Internet Archive
inventingmarktwa0000hoff
ISBN 10
068812769X
LCCN
96034611
OCLC/WorldCat
35192357
Library Thing
295710
Goodreads
1439537

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