| Collected Nonfiction of Mark Twain, Volume 1: Selections from the Autobiography, Letters, Essays, and Speeches; Introduction by Adam Hochschild Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author), Hochschild, Adam (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1101907703 ISBN-13: 9781101907702 Publisher: Everyman's Library OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals - Literary Collections | Letters |
| Dewey: 818.409 |
| LCCN: 2016001277 |
| Series: Everyman's Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.3" W x 8.1" (1.80 lbs) 984 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first of two hardcover volumes collecting the major nonfiction by the father of American literature: more than 150 letters, essays, and speeches selected to showcase the dazzling range of his interests and passions. An Everyman's Library Original. Whether crossing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans or blazing through Europe and the Americas, Twain turned his trademark wit, candor, and acerbic sarcasm on all his experiences. We can trace his personal evolution through his ambition-filled missives home to Missouri after moving out West to be a fledgling reporter, his raucous stories of navigating a steamboat down the Mississippi, his romantic-turned-elegiac sentiments for his wife, Livy, and, later in life, his darker reflections on the ills of society. Often too outrageous not to be true, Twain's real-life adventures added to his enduring legend, while his clear-eyed view of humanity has provided an unmatched blend of entertainment and moral integrity for generations of readers. |