Untitled Document

Authors

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Author Information

About Mark Twain
http://www.geocities.com/~samclemens
Links to biographies and timelines.

Mark Twain
http://marktwain.about.com/arts/marktwain/?once=true&
An extensive site with links to biographies, pictures, quotes, etc.

Papa: A Biography by Susy Clemens
http://marktwain.about.com/arts/marktwain/library/texts/bl_papa02.htm
A copy of a portion of Susy Clemens' writings about her father.

Bernard Shaw meets Mark Twain
Shaw, Bernard. "Bernard Shaw meets Mark Twain." Letter. Mark Twain Journal 16.1 (1971-1972): back cover.
A reprint of a letter from Bernard to Cyril Clemens, editor. Discusses reflections on Twain's character.

Mark Twain Biography: Entering a New Phase
Bray, Robert. "Mark Twain Biography: Entering a New Phase." Midwest Quarterly. 15 (1974): 286-301.
An article summarizing the topic of a "new" biography about Twain's last ten years of his life.

Mark Twain's Will
Budd, Isabell, ed. Mark Twain's Will. Mark Twain Journal. 22.1 (1984): 36-39.
A copy of Samuel L. Clemens's will.

Mark Twain and the Language of Gesture
Escholtz, Paul A. "Mark Twain and the Language of Gesture." Mark Twain Journal. 16.1 (1971-1972): 5-8.
An article discussing the purpose and effectiveness of Twain's use of language and dialect in his works.

Mark Twain and Fires of Controversy: Teaching Racially-Sensitive Literature
Chadwick-Joshua, Jocelyn. "Mark Twain and Fires of Controversy: Teaching Racially-Sensitive Literature: Or, 'Say that ~' Word and Out You Go!'." Satire or Evasion? Black Perspectives on Huckleberry Finn. Ed. James S. Leonard, Thomas Tenney, and Thadious M. Davis. Durham: Duke UP. 1992. 228-236.
Chadwick-Joshua discusses the problem of the word "nigger" in the novel and what it connotes. She then constructs a model for teaching the novel in a racially sensitive way. Some of her ideas include: "knowing your audience" and do not allow any student to see your personal prejudices and biases.

Novels

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Pudd'nead Wilson

Information compiled by Sara Elliott, Krissy Kidwell