1897 Mark Twain 1st/1st How to Tell a Story American Literature Essays BINDING

1897 Mark Twain 1^st/1^st How to Tell a Story American Literature Essays BINDING

 

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”

― Mark Twain

 

Mark Twain, or Samuel Clemens, was perhaps the most prolific American author of the late 19^th-century. His style was unique and identifiable by his irreverent humor and elements of satirical realism. He published a number of great novels that have withstood the test of time; however, he was not known only for these works. He also wrote a series of essays that helped identify his own writing style – ‘How to Tell a Story’.

 

Contents of this work include:

• How to tell a story
• In defense of Harriet Shelley
  • Defending the character of a dead woman
• Fennimore Cooper’s literary offences
  • Twain shaming another author
• Travelling with a reformer
• Private history of the “Jumping frog” story
• Mental telegraphy again
• What Paul Bourget thinks of us
• A little note to M. Paul Bourget

 

Item number: #26466

Price: $499

 

TWAIN, Mark

 

How to tell a story; and other essays

 

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1897. First edition, first printing

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [6], 233, [1]
• References: BAL 3449
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; secure
  • Decorative red cloth
• Size: ~7.75in X 5.25in (19.5cm x 13.5cm)

 

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