Mark Twain in paradise : his voyages to Bermuda / / Donald Hoffmann
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| Autore: |
Hoffmann Donald
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| Titolo: |
Mark Twain in paradise : his voyages to Bermuda / / Donald Hoffmann
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| Pubblicazione: | Columbia ; London, : University of Missouri Press, c2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (198 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 818/.403 |
| B | |
| Soggetto topico: | Authors, American - 19th century |
| Americans - Bermuda Islands | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Bermuda Islands Biography |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-178) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- I. The "Long, Strange Cruise" of 1867 -- II. An Idle Excursion in 1877 -- III. Hints from the Notebook -- IV. Thirty Years Later, 1907 -- V. Riding in a Donkey Cart, 1908 -- VI. The Grand Return -- VII. On Doctor's Orders, 1909 -- VIII. Islands of the Blest, 1910 -- Appendix. Table of Days on the Islands -- Notes -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Samuel Clemens first encountered the Bermuda Islands in 1867 and retreated there many more times for its beauty, pace, weather and company, both local and elite. Hoffmann gathers and examines passages from travel pieces, letters, and unpublished autobiographical dictation to illuminate the writer's love for Bermuda and its seafaring culture"--Provided by publisher. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Mark Twain in paradise |
| ISBN: | 9780826265265 |
| 082626526X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910968053203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Mark Twain and his circle series.