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The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Mark Twain (Bedside, Bathtub & Arm
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- Book Title
- The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Mark Twain (Bedside,
- ISBN
- 9780826418135
- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism
- Publication Name
- Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Mark Twain
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
- Subject
- General, American / General
- Series
- Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companions Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Item Weight
- 11.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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This entertaining survey of Twainiana is a tribute to the world's first global celebrity and most quotable American. Chock full of illustrations, the lively text follows Sam Clemens from his early days as a "printer's devil" to his Mark Twain days as a "devil's advocate." Provided here are summaries of Twain's works, long and short; a filmography; a crossword puzzle based on Twain's colorful quips; a map of Huck and Jim's trip down the Mississippi River; and short takes on long controversies. Pam McAllister (who has co-authored books in the Companion series on Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, and Sherlock Holmes), answers such questions as: ¿ ? Why did Twain stop going to school when he was only twelve? ? What national catastrophe ended his stint as a riverboat pilot? ? What public humiliation inspired him to move his family to Europe for ten years? ? What book did he think was his best? (Hint: the main character is a girl!) ? Where is there a toilet seat with the sign mark twain sat here? ¿ YOU KNOW that Mark Twain's real name was Sam Clemens, ¿¿¿¿ BUT DID YOU KNOW that he... ~ is believed to be the first author to submit a typewritten manuscript? ~ had red hair, a funny talk, and an odd (Chaplainesque) waddle-walk? ~ started smoking at age 7 and often smoked 40 cigars a day? ~ was born (two months premature) under Halley's comet and died at the comet's next return? ¿ YOU KNOW all about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, ¿BUT DID YOU KNOW that Twain .... ~ died in 1910, but had a newly-published bestseller in 1962? ~ wrote science fiction stories, (including several gender-benders) as well as an antiwar book, several animal-rights stories, and a number of anti-imperialist rants? ~ once sardonically suggested that the U.S. change its flag from the stars and stripes to the skull and crossbones? ~ wrote about television and long-distance telephoning before these were invented? ~ was initially best known for his travel books?
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-10
0826418139
ISBN-13
9780826418135
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57206319
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Mark Twain
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
General, American / General
Series
Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companions Ser.
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2007-049878
Lc Classification Number
Ps1331
Reviews
Of the growing number of literary "companions" to Mark Twain, this lively labor of love by Pam McAllister must surely be the most companionable. Although not weighted down by scholarly apparatus, it is both thorough and reliable, as a good companion should be. Better still, it's consistently full of fun and surprises. McAllister not only has an unerring sense of what needs to be said, she never fails to make her points engaging; even her plot summaries are compelling. The fresh personal perspectives that she brings to Mark Twain's life and works guarantee that this particular "companion" is one that students, scholars, and even casual fans of Mark Twain will want to keep near at hand. -- R. Kent Rasmussen, author of Mark Twain A to Z , Critical Companion to Mark Twain , and other works about Mark Twain
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Decimal
818.409
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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A great paperback copy of a book I needed for my classics collection! There is a minor bend in the back of the book, but it was most likely the shipping process and I don't tend to mind minor bends that don't effect reading. The cover will also look different than the picture the seller posted, but is still a very nice copy. This book came to me very fast (within 2 days), so I am very satisfied with the time it took to receive my order.
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