This work argues that much of the humour from which the young Mark Twain derived much of his early models had the same sort of arrogance as American Puritan thought. It also considers the work of writers such as Hawthorne, Melville and Howells.

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Pascal Covici, Jr., is E. A. Lilly Professor of English at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He is the author or editor of several books, including Mark Twain's Humor: The Image of a World.

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