LEADER 02222nam 22004213u 450 001 9910464903203321 005 20210107024553.0 010 $a1-77651-806-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000059561 035 $a(EBL)753752 035 $a(OCoLC)749264536 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC753752 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000059561 100 $a20140908d1907|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aChristian Science$b[electronic resource] 210 $aAuckland $cThe Floating Press$d1907 215 $a1 online resource (228 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $aCONTENTS; Preface; BOOK I; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; BOOK II; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; Chapter XIV; Chapter XV; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Mrs. Eddy in Error; Main Parts of the Machine; Distribution of the Machine''s Powers and Dignities; Conclusion 330 $aThough Mark Twain is best remembered as perhaps the quintessential American humor writer, he was also a keen observer and critic of cultural and social trends. In this vein, he undertook a book-length discussion and analysis of Christian Science and New Thought, both of which enjoyed immense popularity in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States. The controversial text was originally rejected by Twain''s publisher, a gesture that the author saw as confirming... 606 $aChristian science -- Controversial literature 606 $aChristian science 606 $aEddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aChristian science -- Controversial literature. 615 4$aChristian science. 615 4$aEddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910. 676 $a289.5 700 $aTwain$b Mark$f1835-1910.$027404 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464903203321 996 $aChristian Science$92195164 997 $aUNINA