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ISBN
9780520280731

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520280733
ISBN-13
9780520280731
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201608994

Product Key Features

Book Title
Family Sketch and Other Private Writings
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, United States / General
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Livy Clemens, Mark Twain, Susy Clemens
Book Series
Jumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN
2014-008634
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
The book will delight those with only a popular acquaintance with Twain as well as Twain specialists, literary researchers, and historians., A rare treat: a glimpse into the home life of one of America's greatest authors...in his own words., A rare treat: a glimpse into the home life of one of America_s greatest authors...in his own words.
TitleLeading
A
Series Volume Number
5
Dewey Decimal
818/.409 B
Table Of Content
Introduction A Family Sketch by Mark Twain A True Story, Repeated Word for Word as I Heard It by Mark Twain A Record of the Small Foolishnesses of Susie and "Bay" Clemens (Infants) by Mark Twain At the Farm by Mark Twain Quarry Farm Diary by Livy Clemens Mark Twain by Susy Clemens About the Texts About the Illustrations Biographical Directory Works Cited Acknowledgments
Synopsis
This book publishes, for the first time in full, the two most revealing of Mark Twain's private writings. Here he turns his mind to the daily life he shared with his wife Livy, their three daughters, a great many servants, and an imposing array of pets. These first-hand accounts display this gifted and loving family in the period of its flourishing. Mark Twain began to write "A Family Sketch" in response to the early death of his eldest daughter, Susy, but the manuscript grew under his hands to become an exuberant account of the entire household. His record of the childrens' sayings--"Small Foolishnesses"--is next, followed by the related manuscript "At the Farm." Also included are selections from Livy's 1885 diary and an authoritative edition of Susy's biography of her father, written when she was a teenager. Newly edited from the original manuscripts, this anthology is a unique record of a fascinating family., This book publishes, for the first time in full, the two most revealing of Mark Twain's private writings. Here he turns his mind to the daily life he shared with his wife Livy, their three daughters, a great many servants, and an imposing array of pets. These first-hand accounts display this gifted and loving family in the period of its flourishing. Mark Twain began to write "A Family Sketch" in response to the early death of his eldest daughter, Susy, but the manuscript grew under his hands to become an exuberant account of the entire household. His record of the childrens' sayings-"Small Foolishnesses"-is next, followed by the related manuscript "At the Farm." Also included are selections from Livy's 1885 diary and an authoritative edition of Susy's biography of her father, written when she was a teenager. Newly edited from the original manuscripts, this anthology is a unique record of a fascinating family.
LC Classification Number
PS1302.G75 2014

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  • by _E0aT94KQ7u@Deleted
    Aug 27, 2019

    The Mark Twain you may not have know.

    This is the perfect book for people who only know Mark Twain as a brilliant story teller—but he was more than that. He was also a wonderful husband, father, and friend. And that’s what this book is all about.

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