Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-299) and index.
Contents
Wringing the human heart: Mark Twain & Bret Harte -- Creating humor: Mark Twain & William Dean Howells -- Exposing the body in protest: Mark Twain & Harriet Beecher Stowe -- Holding up the looking glass: Mark Twain & Matthew Arnold -- Assaying manliness: Mark Twain & Robert Louis Stevenson -- Wandering devious: Mark Twain & Rudyard Kipling -- Conclusion: Viewing Mark Twain.