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Twain Mark <1835-1910.> |
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Titolo |
Mark Twain's book of animals [[electronic resource] /] / edited with introduction, afterword, & notes by Shelley Fisher Fishkin ; illustrations by Barry Moser ; text established by The Mark Twain Project, The Bancroft Library |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-36106-6 |
9786612361067 |
0-520-94448-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (341 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Animal behavior |
American wit and humor |
Animal rights |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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The Mark Twain Project is a research and editorial project housed within the Mark Twain Papers at the Bancroft Library, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Part One: 1850's and 1860's -- Part Two: 1870's and 1880's -- Part Three: 1890's - 1910 -- Afterword -- Note on the Texts -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Longtime admirers of Mark Twain are aware of how integral animals were to his work as a writer, from his first stories through his final years, including many pieces that were left unpublished at his death. This beautiful volume, illustrated with 30 new images by master engraver Barry Moser, gathers writings from the full span of Mark Twain's career and elucidates his special attachment to and regard for animals. What may surprise even longtime readers and fans is that Twain was an early and ardent animal welfare advocate, the most prominent American of his day to take up that cause. Edited and selected by Shelley Fisher Fishkin, who has also supplied an |
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