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Family Sketch and Other Private Writings by Livy Clemens, Mark Twain and Susy Clemens (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520280733
ISBN-139780520280731
eBay Product ID (ePID)201608994
Product Key Features
Book TitleFamily Sketch and Other Private Writings
Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPersonal Memoirs, United States / General
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorLivy Clemens, Mark Twain, Susy Clemens
Book SeriesJumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2014-008634
TitleLeadingA
ReviewsThe 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.
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number5
Dewey Decimal818/.409 B
Table Of ContentIntroduction 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
SynopsisThis 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 NumberPS1302.G75 2014
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- 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.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
