Critical Companion to Mark Twain A Literary Reference to His Life and Work

This is a complete study of one of the most important American authors. The creator of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain has long been regarded as the quintessential American writer. "Critical Companion to Mark Twain", an updated and expanded edition of the award-winning "Mark Twain A to Z", is the essential reference to Mark Twain's life and writings. All new to this edition are 33 extensive critical analyses on Mark Twain's most important works and a concise biography of Mark Twain. In addition, there are more than 350 completely new entries, several new appendixes and maps, and more than 100 new illustrations. Original entries have been updated and expanded to incorporate more details and to account for new developments in the field of Mark Twain studies. With more than 150,000 words of new material and a new, accessible structure, "Critical Companion to Mark Twain" is the essential reference for fans of Mark Twain.;The coverage includes: a concise but comprehensive biography of Mark Twain; detailed synopses of, and critical commentaries on, all Mark Twain's major works; discussions of all the characters and places in Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer and major characters and fictional places in other works; entries on family, friends, contemporaries, places, publishers, topics, and more; appendixes, including a glossary of terms used by Mark Twain, a chronology, a bibliography, and much more.