The New Mark Twain Handbook
Routledge Library Editions: The American Novel Series

This authors of this useful handbook, originally published in 1985, not only summarise Mark Twain scholarship, but also evaluate, in much detail, the various contributions. Each chapter includes a thorough annotated bibliography. This title also includes a comprehensive chronological table of the significant events in Mark Twain?s Life, including the publication dates of his works. This title will be of interest to students of American Literature.

Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronological Table; 1. The Growth of Mark Twain Biography 2. Backgrounds 3. The Man of Letters 4. Mind and Art 5. Fundamental Ideas 6. Mark Twain’s Place in Literature; Index