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Mark Twain at the Buffalo Express: Articles and Sketches by America's Favorite Humorist de Mark Twain

Mark Twain at the Buffalo Express: Articles and Sketches by America's Favorite Humorist

Autor Mark Twain Editat de Janice McIntire-Strasburg, Joseph B. McCullough
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 iun 1999
Hoping to impress his future in-laws with a regular income and a stable lifestyle, in August 1869 Mark Twain acquired part ownership of the "Buffalo Express". The "Buffalo Express" articles in this book mark his transition from journalist, editor, and travel writer, to full-time literary editor. Stories such s "A Day at Niagra", "Mark Twain on Agriculture", and "The Facts of the Great Landslide Case", along with 37 unsigned editorials, are included.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780875802497
ISBN-10: 0875802494
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 162 x 236 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Editura: Northern Illinois University Press

Textul de pe ultima copertă

Here together for the first time are all of Mark Twain's signed stories, sketches, and commentaries for the Buffalo Express newspaper, as well as many never before identified as his. These entertaining and delightful writings contain some of Twain's finest humor and social criticism and allow renewed appreciation for the talents of this unique American figure.

Extras

"I am not going to introduce any startling reforms, or in any way attempt to make trouble. I am simply going to do my plain, unpretending duty, when I cannot get out of it.... I shall always confine myself strictly to the truth, except when it is attended with inconvenience."—from Mark Twain's "Salutatory," Buffalo Express, August 21, 1869

Cuprins

Table of Contents Introduction
Part I: Settling In to Editorial Duties, August 1869–October 1869
Part II: Lighting Out for the Lecture Circuit, October 1869–January 1870
Part III: Back to Buffalo, February 1870–May 1870
Part IV: Personal Troubles and Rumors of War, May 1870–October 1870
Part V: The Last Days of Journalism, October 1870–January 1871
Notes
Index

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In August 1869 Mark Twain acquired part ownership of the Buffalo Express. During the following eighteen months, he wrote some of his best short pieces, humorous sketches, rants, and commentaries. Mark Twain at the "Buffalo Express" collects these complete and unabridged writings for the first time.

Twain's writings for the Buffalo Express crackle with his trademark energy, wit, and insight, illuminating his literary and intellectual journey during a seldom-studied period in his life. From these articles Twain cultivated themes and characters that later appeared in his best-known works. Everyone who loves Mark Twain will love Mark Twain at the "Buffalo Express."