Mark Twain's Fables of Man

by Mark Twain, John S. Tuckey (Editor), John S. Tuckey (Introduction), Frederick Anderson (Editor), Kenneth M. Sanderson (Text by)

Overview

For years, many of Twain’s philosophical, religious, and historical fantasies concerning the nature and condition of humanity remained unpublished. Thirty-six of these writings make their first appearance here.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520020399
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	08/01/1972
Series:	Mark Twain Papers , #7
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	751
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), best known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an author and humorist noted for the novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (which has been called "The Great American Novel") and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, among many other books. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and he spent time as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before finding fame as a writer.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut