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Sto caricando le informazioni... Dear Mark Twain: Letters from His Readers (Jumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain)di Mark Twain
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I tracked down this book for ages. Finally landed a copy, and am quite disappointed. I have no idea what I was expecting. Bantering notes between MT and young, adoring fans? Along with very sophisticated, knowledgeable eye-opening versions of the society of the present & future?. Well, it gave me a sobering view of MT's times (mostly pre-1900), but so many letters were from exceedingly sober-minded businessmen. (boring). Any child who sent him a note, he tossed aside as some sneaky adult trying to get his autograph. Quite a grumpy fellow he was.. I couldn't wait to finish this book. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
A voracious pack-rat, Mark Twain hoarded his readers' letters as did few of his contemporaries. Dear Mark Twain collects 200 of these letters written by a diverse cross-section of correspondents from around the world-children, farmers, schoolteachers, businessmen, preachers, railroad clerks, inmates of mental institutions, con artists, and even a former president. It is a unique and groundbreaking book-the first published collection of reader letters to any writer of Mark Twain's time. Its contents afford a rare and exhilarating glimpse into the sensibilities of nineteenth-century people while revealing the impact Samuel L. Clemens had on his readers. Clemens's own and often startling comments and replies are also included. R. Kent Rasmussen's extensive research provides fascinating profiles of the correspondents, whose personal stories are often as interesting as their letters. Ranging from gushing fan appreciations and requests for help and advice to suggestions for writing projects and stinging criticisms, the letters are filled with perceptive insights, pathos, and unintentional but often riotous humor. Many are deeply moving, more than a few are hilarious, some may be shocking, but none are dull. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)818.409Literature English (North America) Authors, American and American miscellany Later 19th Century 1861-1900Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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