The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Mark Twain (Bedside Bathtub & Armchair Companions)
Book Details
Author(s)Pam McAllister
PublisherContinuum
ISBN / ASIN0826418139
ISBN-139780826418135
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank3,438,648
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
This entertaining survey of Twainiana is a tribute to the world's first global celebrity and most quotable American. Chock full of illustrations, the lively text follows Sam Clemens from his early days as a "printer's devil" to his Mark Twain days as a "devil's advocate." Provided here are summaries of Twain's works, long and short; a filmography; a crossword puzzle based on Twain's colorful quips; a map of Huck and Jim's trip down the Mississippi River; and short takes on long controversies. Pam McAllister (who has co-authored books in the Companion series on Shakespeare, Agatha Christie, and Sherlock Holmes), answers such questions as:
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? Why did Twain stop going to school when he was only twelve?? What national catastrophe ended his stint as a riverboat pilot?? What public humiliation inspired him to move his family to Europe for ten years?? What book did he think was his best? (Hint: the main character is a girl!)? Where is there a toilet seat with the sign mark twain sat here?
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YOU KNOW that Mark Twain's real name was Sam Clemens, Â Â Â Â BUT DID YOU KNOW that he...~ is believed to be the first author to submit a typewritten manuscript?~ had red hair, a funny talk, and an odd (Chaplainesque) waddle-walk?~ started smoking at age 7 and often smoked 40 cigars a day?~ was born (two months premature) under Halley's comet and died at the comet's next return?
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YOU KNOW all about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Â BUT DID YOU KNOW that Twain ....~ died in 1910, but had a newly-published bestseller in 1962?~ wrote science fiction stories, (including several gender-benders) as well as an antiwar book, several animal-rights stories, and a number of anti-imperialist rants?~ once sardonically suggested that the U.S. change its flag from the stars and stripes to the skull and crossbones?~ wrote about television and long-distance telephoning before these were invented?~ was initially best known for his travel books?
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