Mark Twain Forum Reviews: “The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim’s Progress” (2024)
Barbara Schmidt reviews a new edition of Twain’s best-selling work and one of the best travel books of all time
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Mark Twain Forum Reviews: “Cartoons and Caricatures of Mark Twain in Context: Reformer and Social Critic, 1869-1910”
Barbara Schmidt reviews Myrick’s and Scharnhorst’s first step in establishing a finding list of Twain photographs, portraits, and cartoons
Mark Twain Forum Reviews: “Pudd’nhead Wilson: Manuscript and Revised Versions, with “Those Extraordinary Twins”
Barbara Schmidt reviews the new edition of one of Twain’s most well-known texts
Mark Twain, Mad Magazine, & Old Crow Whiskey
In tribute to Mad Magazine, Barbara Schmidt discusses their 1959 parody of an Old Crow advertisement featuring Mark Twain at Klapproth’s Tavern in Elmira.
Mark Twain Forum Reviews: The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years by Gary Scharnhorst
The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years, 1835-1871. By Gary Scharnhorst. University of Missouri Press, 2018. Pp. 686. Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-8262-2144-5. $36.95. The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years, 1835-1871 is the first volume in a planned 3-volume edition from Gary Scharnhorst, university professor, editor, and noted Mark Twain scholar. It is a well-written and well-documented attempt to untangle the facts from the myths and legends that surround […]
Mark Twain Forum Reviews: Mark Twain’s Geographical Imagination, Edited By Joseph Alvarez
Editor’s Note: CMTS is proud to partner with the Mark Twain Forum, which has long been a leading venue for reviews of new publications in Mark Twain Studies. Visit their extensive archive. Follow the link at the bottom of the page to read the complete review. A portion of Amazon purchases made via links from Mark Twain Forum Book Reviews is donated to the Mark Twain Project. Mark Twain’s Geographical Imagination. Joseph […]