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Dear Mark Twain Author: R. Kent Rasmussen

ISBN: 9780520261341 Format: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 316 Published: 6 April 2013 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 23.9 x 16.4 x 2.7 Description: A voracious pack-rat, Mark Twain hoarded his readers' letters as did few of his contemporaries.Dear Mark Twain collects 200 of these letters written by a diverse cross-section of correspondents from around the worldchildren, farmers, schoolteachers, businessmen, preachers, railroad clerks, inmates of mental institutions, con artists, and even a former president. It is a unique and groundbreaking bookthe first published collection of reader letters to any writer of Mark Twain's time. Its contents afford a rare and exhilarating glimpse into the sensibilities of nineteenth-century people while revealing the impact Samuel L. Clemens had on his readers. Clemens's own and often startling comments and replies are also included.

R. Kent Rasmussen's extensive research provides fascinating profiles of the correspondents, whose personal stories are often as interesting as their letters. Ranging from gushing fan appreciations and requests for help and advice to suggestions for writing projects and stinging criticisms, the letters are filled with perceptive insights, pathos, and unintentional but often riotous humor. Many are deeply moving, more than a...

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