Mark Twain, Unsanctified Newspaper Reporter - James E. Caron Fiction From the clearances and the

From the clearances and the rise of industrialisation to Victorian ghost stories and First World War folklore

the emotional complexity of Bad Sisters

Bekim meets a talking cat

This volume also brings many intriguing and often overlooked works by women into the spotlight

Mark Twain, Unsanctified Newspaper Reporter - James E. Caron Fiction From the clearances and theBefore Mark Twain became a national celebrity with his best selling The Innocents Abroad, he was just another struggling writer perfecting his craft but already "playin' hell" with the world. In the first book in more than fifty years to examine the initial phase of Samuel Clemens's writing career, James Caron draws on contemporary scholarship and his own careful readings to offer a fresh and comprehensive perspective on those early years and to