THE COMPLETE HUMOROUS SKETCHES AND TALES OF MARK TWAIN

by Charles -- Ed. & Intro. by Neider ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 17, 1960

A companion volume to the editor's The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain (1957) is characterized by its editor as being ""the first substantial collection...also the most complete which can be made...."" and contains over 100 pieces of Twain's writings. They are arranged in chronological order from 1863; they include speeches, columns, extracts from his travel books, and others. It is representative of Twain's particular type of humor, of fun for fun's sake; there are familiar inclusions (The Jumping Frog; Punch, Brothers, Punch: On the Decay of the Art of Lying, etc.) and lots that are not so well known; there are outbursts, ridicule, burlesques, unfettered comedy. A pleasant addition to the recent Twain revivals.

Pub Date: March 17, 1960

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1960

Categories: NONFICTION