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Mark Twain

The Gilded Age and Later Novels (LOA #130)

Mark Twain( )
Author: Twain, Mark
Series title:Library of America Mark Twain Edition Ser.
ISBN:978-1-931082-10-5
Publication Date:Jan 2002
Publisher:Library of America, The
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $45.00
Book Description:

"Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand," Mark Twain once wrote. In this sixth volume in The Library of America's authoritative collection of his writings-the final volume of his fiction-America's greatest humorist emerges in a surprising range of roles- as the savvy satirist of The Gilded Age, the brilliant plotter of its inventive sequel, The American Claimant, and, in two Tom Sawyer novels, as the acknowledged master revisiting his best-loved...
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Book Details
Pages:1053
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Short Stories (Single Author)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.187 x 8.151 x 1.326 Inches
Book Weight:1.487 Pounds
Author Biography
Twain, Mark (Author)
Mark Twain was born Samuel L. Clemens in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. He worked as a printer, and then became a steamboat pilot. He traveled throughout the West, writing humorous sketches for newspapers. In 1865, he wrote the short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which was very well received. He then began a career as a humorous travel writer and lecturer, publishing The Innocents Abroad in 1869, Roughing It in 1872, and, Gilded Age in 1873, which was co-authored with Charles Dudley Warner. His best-known works are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mississippi Writing: Life on the Mississippi, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He died of a heart attack on April 21, 1910.

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