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Mark Twain in Focus A Serious Side Beyond His Humor
A portrait traces Mark Twain from humorist to a writer with serious aims. Albert Bigelow Paine’s biography and William Dean Howells frame Twain’s rise from poverty to fame, noting his distrust of pretension and his incisive view of war, religion, and human character. Spanish Window Courtships Highlight Canaries Customs and social rituals. Dolores and Pepita illustrate patient courtship in Seville style households in the Canary Islands.
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Mark Twain
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Orat
Albert Bigelow Paine
William Dea Howells
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Minneapolis Journal
Howells
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Lincoln
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Canary Isles
Dolores
Pepita