LEADER 04572nam 2201009 a 450 001 9910817677003321 005 20230803025601.0 010 $a0-520-95516-1 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520955165 035 $a(CKB)2670000000339461 035 $a(EBL)1132523 035 $a(OCoLC)829459955 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000833015 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12427767 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833015 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10935506 035 $a(PQKB)11497641 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1132523 035 $a(DE-B1597)519509 035 $a(OCoLC)837926573 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520955165 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1132523 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10661887 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL451446 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000339461 100 $a20120820d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDear Mark Twain$b[electronic resource] $eletters from his readers /$fedited by R. Kent Rasmussen 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (315 p.) 225 1 $aJumping frogs : undiscovered, rediscovered, and celebrated writings of Mark Twain ;$v4 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-26134-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tForeword --$tIntroduction --$tNote on Texts --$t1861-1870 --$t1871-1880 --$t1881-1890 --$t1891-1900 --$t1901-1910 --$tNote on Sources --$tAcknowledgments --$tIndex of Correspondents' Locations --$tIndex of Mark Twain Characters and Works --$tGeneral Subject Index 330 $aA voracious pack-rat, Mark Twain hoarded his readers' letters as did few of his contemporaries. Dear Mark Twain collects 200 of these letters written by a diverse cross-section of correspondents from around the world-children, farmers, schoolteachers, businessmen, preachers, railroad clerks, inmates of mental institutions, con artists, and even a former president. It is a unique and groundbreaking book-the first published collection of reader letters to any writer of Mark Twain's time. Its contents afford a rare and exhilarating glimpse into the sensibilities of nineteenth-century people while revealing the impact Samuel L. Clemens had on his readers. Clemens's own and often startling comments and replies are also included. R. Kent Rasmussen's extensive research provides fascinating profiles of the correspondents, whose personal stories are often as interesting as their letters. Ranging from gushing fan appreciations and requests for help and advice to suggestions for writing projects and stinging criticisms, the letters are filled with perceptive insights, pathos, and unintentional but often riotous humor. Many are deeply moving, more than a few are hilarious, some may be shocking, but none are dull. 410 0$aJumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain 606 $aAuthors, American$y19th century$vCorrespondence 606 $aAuthors and readers$zUnited States 606 $aHumorists, American$y19th century$vCorrespondence 610 $aamerican literature. 610 $abiography. 610 $acelebrated writings. 610 $acorrespondents. 610 $adeeply moving. 610 $aengaging. 610 $aepistolary. 610 $aextensive research. 610 $afan mail. 610 $afascinating profiles. 610 $afeel good. 610 $agreat writers. 610 $aheartfelt. 610 $ahistorical. 610 $ahistory. 610 $ajumping frogs. 610 $aletters and correspondence. 610 $alife lessons. 610 $alively. 610 $amark twain. 610 $apathos. 610 $apen pals. 610 $aperceptive insights. 610 $apersonal stories. 610 $apublished collection. 610 $areader letters. 610 $ariotous humor. 610 $asamuel l clemens. 610 $astartling comments. 610 $auplifting stories. 615 0$aAuthors, American 615 0$aAuthors and readers 615 0$aHumorists, American 676 $a818/.409 701 $aRasmussen$b R. Kent$0243930 701 $aTwain$b Mark$f1835-1910.$027404 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817677003321 996 $aDear Mark Twain$93949153 997 $aUNINA