Twain Mark
Author
Series
Jumping frogs volume 5
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Jumping frogs volume 3
Language
English
Description
Longtime admirers of Mark Twain are aware of how integral animals were to his work as a writer, starting with the first stories to bring him national acclaim and continuing through his final years, with many of these pieces left unpublished at his death. This beautiful volume, illustrated with 30 new images by master engraver Barry Moser, gathers writings from the full span of Mark Twain's career and elucidates his special attachment to and regard...
Series
Jumping frogs volume 4
Language
English
Description
Collects two hundred letters from readers of Mark Twain to the author himself, offering a glimpse into the lives and sensibilities of nineteenth-century children, preachers, con artists, inmates, and other fans of the author's work.