num_pages: 308
description: After laughing their way through his classic and beloved depictions of nineteenth-century American life, few readers would suspect that Mark Twainâ€s last years were anything but happy and joyful. They would be wrong. Contrary to the myth perpetrated by his literary executors Twain ended his life as a frustrated writer plagued by paranoia. He suffered personal tragedies, got involved in questionable business ventures, and was a demanding and controlling father and husband.  As Mark Godâ€s Fool demonstrates, the difficult circumstances of Twainâ€s personal life make his humorous output all the more surprising and admirable.      â€œHam[lin] Hill remains among the smartest, most honest, and most humane of Twain scholarsâ€”and . . . Godâ€s Fool parades those qualities on every page.â€   Jeff Steinbrink, Franklin &amp; Marshall College   â€œFills a great, long-standing need for a thoroughly researched book about Mark Twainâ€s twilight years. . . . Splendidly, grippingly written and excellently documented. . . . Likely to be a standard work for as long as anyone can foresee.â€   Choice
language: English
title: Mark Twain: God's Fool
titlecomplete: Mark Twain: God's Fool
genres: Biography
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Harper & Row