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Mark Twain in Paradise
Donald Hoffmann
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Description for Mark Twain in Paradise
Hardcover. A comprehensive study of Clemens's love affair with Bermuda, a depiction of a celebrated author on recurring vacations. This book sheds light on both Clemens's complex character and the topography and history of the islands. He offers insight into Bermuda's natural environment, traditional stone houses, and romantic past. Series: Mark Twain and His Circle Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps, 60 illustrations, appendix, index. BIC Classification: 1MTANB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
For Mark Twain, it was love at first landfall. Samuel Clemens first encountered the Bermuda Islands in 1867 on a return voyage from the Holy Land and found them much to his liking. One of the most isolated spots in the world, Bermuda offered the writer a refuge from his harried and sometimes sad existence on the mainland and called him back another seven times. Clemens found that Bermuda's beauty, pace, weather, and company were just the medicine he needed, and its seafaring culture, with few connections to the outside world, appealed to his love of travel by water. This ... Read more
For Mark Twain, it was love at first landfall. Samuel Clemens first encountered the Bermuda Islands in 1867 on a return voyage from the Holy Land and found them much to his liking. One of the most isolated spots in the world, Bermuda offered the writer a refuge from his harried and sometimes sad existence on the mainland and called him back another seven times. Clemens found that Bermuda's beauty, pace, weather, and company were just the medicine he needed, and its seafaring culture, with few connections to the outside world, appealed to his love of travel by water. This ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Missouri Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Mark Twain and His Circle Series.
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826216427
SKU
V9780826216427
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Ref
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About Donald Hoffmann
DONALD HOFFMANN is the author of numerous books, most recently Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and the Skyscraper and Frank Lloyd Wright's House on Kentuck Knob. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
Reviews for Mark Twain in Paradise
A superior travel book.... Bermuda (or at least Mark Twain's Bermuda) became distinct and detailed to me for the first time.... Twainians will want to read it and will talk up its virtues. - Louis Budd, author of Mark Twain: Social Philosopher