Mark Twain: A to Z (Critical Companion) - Hardcover

Rasmussen, Kent

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816028451 ISBN 13: 9780816028450

Publisher: Facts On File Inc, 1995

Synopsis

Comprising over 1250 entries enhanced with r arely published photos, this is the most authoritative refer ence to one of America''s most acclaimed authors. His classic works include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. '

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Review

"Magisterial....Extraordinary....Unprecedented in its reach and scope....A landmark work of scholarship that is also, remarkably, a pleasure to read."--Shelley Fisher Fishkin, general editor of the forthcoming series The Oxford Mark Twain"Provides...thorough coverage of specific works and of both fictional and real people and places. The twenty-one-page index is remarkable for its degree of detail and its precision."--Books Bulletin "Magisterial....Extraordinary....Unprecedented in its reach and scope....A landmark work of scholarship that is also, remarkably, a pleasure to read."--Shelley Fisher Fishkin, general editor of the forthcoming series The Oxford Mark Twain "Provides...thorough coverage of specific works and of both fictional and real people and places. The twenty-one-page index is remarkable for its degree of detail and its precision."--Books Bulletin "Magisterial....Extraordinary....Unprecedented in its reach and scope....A landmark work of scholarship that is also, remarkably, a pleasure to read."--Shelley Fisher Fishkin, general editor of the forthcoming series The Oxford Mark Twain "Provides...thorough coverage of specific works and of both fictional and real people and places. The twenty-one-page index is remarkable for its degree of detail and its precision."--Books Bulletin "Magisterial....Extraordinary....Unprecedented in its reach and scope....A landmark work of scholarship that is also, remarkably, a pleasure to read."--Shelley Fisher Fishkin, general editor of the forthcoming series The Oxford Mark Twain"Provides...thorough coverage of specific works and of both fictional and real people and places. The twenty-one-page index is remarkable for its degree of detail and its precision."--Books Bulletin

About the Author

R. Kent Rasmussen is a former associate editor of the Marcus Garvey Papers at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned a Ph.D. in History. He is the author of several acclaimed reference books on Africa, and editor of Mark Twain's Book for Bad Boys and Girls.

Edition details

• Publisher: Facts On File Inc
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816028451
• ISBN 13: 9780816028450
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512