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Mark Twain for horse lovers
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- Book Synopsis
- Mark Twain's affection for cats is well-known, and no one would be surprised to hear he also liked dogs. Less well known, however, is his admiration for horses and their kin, donkeys and mules. He clearly was fascinated with them, and he probably wrote more about them than he did about either cats or dogs. In this book the author offers a collection of Mark Twain's best writings about horses, donkeys, and mules, along with some first-hand observations of him and the animals recorded by people who knew him well, such as his daughter Clara. Organized chronologically from his early trips out west to his visits to Europe and Middle East in his later years, the book also includes stories of horses drawn purely from his imagination, including the short novel A Horse's Tale. Other equine vignettes are drawn from such Twain's classics as "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and more.
- About The Author
- R. Kent Rasmussen is the holder of a UCLA doctorate in history and a retired reference-book editor. He has long been recognized as a leading world authority on Mark Twain, about whom he has published thirteen books. Those volumes include such now-standard reference works as Mark Twain A toZ; its expanded revision, Critical Companion to Mark Twain; and The Quotable Mark Twain. Books that he has edited include four volumes of critical essays; several collections of Mark Twain's own writings, including the Penguin Classics edition of Autobiographical Writings; and Mark Twain for Dog Lovers, a Lyons Press publication. He lives in Thousand Oaks, CA.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781493091720
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- The Lyons Press, (18 November 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 215.9 x 139.7 mm
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