Evening star., 1935-10-27
PUBLIC LIBRARY
MARK TWAIN"


the Mark Twain centennial the
- week of November /. The Pub
lie Library will take part BY displaying
books by and about Mark Twain in
the biography room of the central
building, at Eighth and K streets, and
presents herewith list of books con-
cerning Americas greatest humorist
and his work.
About Mark Twain.
My Mark Twain, by w. D. Howells.
1910. E.T914h.
The genial spirit of the immortal
fun-maker himself has touched the
100 pages of Renaissance with char
acteristic gaiety. and it is vivid
picture one gets, not simply OF the
Lincoln of our literature, but of a
rare friendship between two richly
endowed natures"
Mark Twain, by Archibald Henderson.
1911. E.T914he.
"a study of Mark Twain for which
the author draws upon his personal
memories as well as upon a number
of less direct sources"
Mark Twain, a Biography; the Per-
sonal and Literary Life of Samuel
Langhorne Clemens, by A. B. Paine.
1912. ET914p. 3v.
''It is certainly one of the notable
books of its class. The authoritative
life of the great humorist has been
written, and in a way to insure
reading hardly less wide than that
which Mark Twain's own books re-
ceive."
Mark Twain's Letters, Arranged With
Comment. by A. B. Paine. 1917.
E.T9l4. 2v.
"Few writers made their letters so
thoroughly a part OF themselves as
did Mark Twain"
The Ordeal of Mark Twain, by Van
Wyck Brooks. 1920. E.T9l4bro.
"Not only a subtle psychological
study Of one of the most prominent
figures in the life of the past century,
but also a valuable acquisition to the
essay realm of American history"
Mark Twain's Speeches, With an In
PRODUCTION. by A. B. Paine. 1923.
YW.T91sp.
"There is good browsing in the
book and there is what Mark Twain
loved to call horse sense as we'll as
fun"
Mark Twain's Autobiography. With an
Introduction by A. B. Paine. 1924
E.T914a. 2v.
"Not a dull book but kind of
hodge-podge. fun of fine things, many
of which we have seen before in bet
ter order. IS. P. Sherman.
A Lifetime With Mark Twain; the
Memories of Katy Leary, for Thirty
Years His Faithful and Devoted
Servant, by Mary Lawton. 1925.
E.T914L.
"a curious. amusing and in some
ways vivid and important picture of
the Clemens family."-C. H. Grattan.
My Father: Mark Twain, by Clara
Clemens 1881. E.T914c.
"A vital addition to the source ma
terial about Mark Twain, besides being
a delightful chronicle in its own
right. Fanny Butcher.
Mark Twain's America, by Bernard
De Voto. 1882 E.T9l4d.
"The author examines Mark Twain's
early life and environment with the
intention of showing that frontier life
enriched rather than impoverished
his genius. and that those critics,
particularly Van Wyck Brooks, who
have called him frustrated are
wrong"
Mark Twain, by S. B. Leacock. 1882.
E.T914Le.
1T doesn't follow that, because you
do well to set a thief to catch
thief, you do well to set one humorist
to write about another; but in the
present instance, at least, the thing
works. R. j. Davis.
Mark Twain. Son of Missouri. by M.
M. Brashear. 1894. E.T9l4br.
This book, comprehensively docu-
mented and supplemented by the au-
thor's intimate knowledge of the re-
gion described, should be of much
importance in the evaluation of
Twain's life and work and the cor
rection of MISUNDERSTANDING. -
Anita Moffett.
Mark Twain's Notebook, Prepared for
Publication With Comments by
A. B. Paine. 1885.
IF reading Mark Twain's books
Is like hearing him talk, reading his
diaries is like hearing him talk to
himself. Carl Van Doren.
His Most Famous Stories.
Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn.
Adventures Of Tom Sawyer.
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's |
Court.
The Gilded Age.
Jumping Frog and Other Stories and
Sketches.
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc. |
The Prince and the Pauper.
Puddn' Head Wilson.
Tom Sawyer Abroad.
A Humorist Travels.
Europe and Elsewhere. 1928. Y.T913e. |
Following the Equator. 1898. Gl3.T91. |
1nnocents Abroad. 1869. YW.T91i.
Life on the Mississippi. 1914. |
YW.T91Li.
Roughing It. 1918. YW.T91r.
A Tramp Abroad. 1880. YW.T91t.
Travels at Home 1910. G875.T914.
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