| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 342 pages) |
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data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-324) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Mark Twain--Sam's women -- 2. Heartbreak -- 3. Rearranging the household -- 4. Looking for love -- 5. A pact with the devil -- 6. Life in the sanitarium -- 7. Someone to love him and pet him -- 8. A viper to her bosom -- 9. Innocence at home -- 10. Stormfield -- 11. An American Lear -- 12. Illusions of love -- 13. Unraveling -- 14. The exile returns -- 15. Confrontation -- 16. A formidable adversary -- 17. False exoneration -- 18. The funniest joke in the world -- 19. Melting marble with ice -- 20. The end of my autobiography -- How little one may tell. |
| Summary |
The last phase of Mark Twain's life is sadly familiar: Crippled by losses and tragedies, America's greatest humorist sank into a deep and bitter depression. It is also wrong. This book recovers Twain's final years as they really were--lived in the shadow of deception and prejudice, but also in the light of the author's unflagging energy and enthusiasm. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Last years.
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. |
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Last years of a person's life. |
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Relations with private secretaries.
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Relations with private secretaries. |
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Relations with women.
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Relations with women. |
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Finance, Personal.
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Finance, Personal. |
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Lyon, Isabel, 1863-1958.
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Lyon, Isabel, 1863-1958. |
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Lyon, Isabel 1863-1958. |
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Twain, Mark 1835-1910. |
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Twain, Mark, (1835-1910) -- Dernières années. |
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Twain, Mark, (1835-1910) -- Et les femmes. |
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Lyon, Isabel, (1863-1958) |
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Twain, Mark. |
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Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary. |
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Authors, American. |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dangerous intimacy Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004. 0520233239 (cloth : acid-free paper) (DLC) 2003018999 |
| ISBN |
9780520940376 ebook |
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0520940377 |
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0520233239 cloth acid-free paper |
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1417508345 (electronic book) |
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9781417508341 (electronic book) |
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128327714X |
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9781283277143 |
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9786613277145 |
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6613277142 |
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1597345717 |
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9781597345712 |
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9780520250000 (paperback) |
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0520250001 (paperback) |
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9780520233232 |
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0520233239 |
| Standard No. |
9780520233232 |
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