Mark Twain's Book of Animals (Jumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain): Volume 3 - Softcover

Twain, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520271521 ISBN 13: 9780520271524

Publisher: University of California Press, 2011

Synopsis

Mark Twain's Book of Animals

About this title

Review:

"A work that can easily be enjoyed by the casual reader of Twain and certainly qualifies as an essential volume for the devoted Twain scholar."--Martin Zehr"Mark Twain Forum" (11/14/2009)

"This collection is as entertaining, visceral, sardonic and chastising as any of his [Twain's] major works."--Martin Zehr"Kansas City Star" (12/20/2009)

"An unfamiliar facet of a literary giant. . . . Succinctly represents Twain's admiration for the animal kingdom and relentless optimism in the face of human inadequacies."-- (09/14/2009)

"Damn near flawless. . . . The perfect holiday gift-book."-- (09/28/2009)

"Enjoy the tongue-twisting discourse Twain engages in with his two daughters about cats and much more."--Cat Fancy (02/01/2010)

"Brings together full stories, sketches, and brief passages that demonstrate Twain's unique voice, skill as a writer, compassion, and humor. The engravings bring home the directness to Twain's prose and add a special sense of wonder to this charming yet sobering book."-- (05/01/2010)

About the Author:

Shelley Fisher Fishkin is Joseph S. Atha Professor of Humanities, Professor of English and Director of American Studies at Stanford University. She is the author of many books, including Lighting Out for the Territory: Reflections on Mark Twain and American Culture and Was Huck Black? Mark Twain and African-American Voices. She edited Is He Dead?, a new play by Mark Twain, and is also the editor of the 29-volume Oxford Mark Twain. Barry Moser is one of America's foremost wood engravers and is the proprietor of the Pennyroyal Press. Among the books he has illustrated are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Moby Dick, or The Whale, all from UC Press. The Mark Twain Project is housed within the Mark Twain Papers, the world's largest archive of primary materials by this major American writer.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0520271521
• ISBN 13: 9780520271524
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344