Mark Twain Speaks for Himself

Paul Fatout retired in 1965 as a professor emeritus of English at Purdue University, where he taught for thirty-eight years. Best known as an expert in Mark Twain, he has published seven books and numerous articles in the fields of American literature and American history, his twin interests. Paul Fatout retired in 1965 as a professor emeritus of English at Purdue University, where he taught for thirty-eight years. Best known as an expert in Mark Twain, he has published seven books and numerous articles in the fields of American literature and American History, his twin interests.

The . . . pieces in this work are feast enough for lovers of Twain. Professor Fatout's brief, pithy notes and introductions make them even better."-The Antioch Review "A beautifully done book . . . a pleasant surprise to find both subject matter and design working together!"-From the catalog of the thirtieth Chicago Book Clinic Annual Exhibit in which Mark Twain Speaks for Himself was a 1979 Top Honor Book "The only thing I did not like about the book was that I reached the back cover too soon."-The Madison Review of Books "Certainly this anthology is a requisite for Twain researchists, as well as a fun book for casual readers; it is competently edited and indexed, and is handsomely printed."Choice "Funny, outrageous, ironic, and occasionally tender, the wide-ranging genius of Twain is captivatingly expressed by these fugitive pieces."-The Pacific Historian