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The Speculative Fiction of Mark Twain (Dover Thrift Editions: SciFi/Fantasy) by [Mark Twain]

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Although best known for his novels, Mark Twain was a prolific writer of short stories, many of which involved elements of science fiction—and this compilation highlights his finest works of speculative fiction. Twain applies his wit and imagination to the spinning of tales about mental telepathy, instantaneous communication, alternative histories, and utopian worlds.
The collection begins with Twain's first science fiction story, an 1862 piece entitled "Petrified Man." The satirical newspaper item was interpreted literally by many readers and became an accidental hoax. Other selections include "Earthquake Almanac," "From the 'London Times' of 1904," "The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton," "Mental Telegraphy," "Mental Telegraphy, Again," "Extracts from Adam's Diary," "Eve's Diary," "The Great Dark," and "Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven," concluding with "The Mysterious Stranger."

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The Speculative Fiction of Mark Twain (Dover Thrift Editions: SciFi/Fantasy)

0486826651 The Speculative Fiction of Mark Twain Dover Thrift Edtions SciFi-Fantasy

Mark Twain's inimitable blend of humor, satire, and masterly storytelling earned him a secure place in the front rank of American writers.

Although best known for his novels, Mark Twain was a prolific writer of short stories, many of which involved elements of science fiction. This compilation includes:

Petrified Man
Earthquake Almanac
From the “London Times” of 1904
The Loves of Alfonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton
Mental Telegraphy
Mental Telegraphy Again
Extracts from Adam’s Diary
Eve’s Diary
The Great Dark
Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven
The Mysterious Stranger

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After the Civil War, Samuel Clemens (1835–1910) left his small town to seek work as a riverboat pilot. As Mark Twain, the Missouri native found his place in the world. Author, journalist, lecturer, wit, and sage, Twain created enduring works that have enlightened and amused readers of all ages for generations. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07J63YZSP
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (October 10, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 10, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 777 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 273 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #3,611,826 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,221 in Classic American Fiction
- #3,350 in Classic Short Stories
- #4,513 in U.S. Short Stories

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Mark Twain is the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910). He was born and brought up in the American state of Missouri and, because of his father's death, he left school to earn his living when he was only twelve. He was a great adventurer and travelled round America as a printer; prospected for gold and set off for South America to earn his fortune. He returned to become a steam-boat pilot on the Mississippi River, close to where he had grown up. The Civil War put an end to steam-boating and Clemens briefly joined the Confederate army - although the rest of his family were Unionists! He had already tried his hand at newspaper reporting and now became a successful journalist. He started to use the alias Mark Twain during the Civil War and it was under this pen name that he became a famous travel writer. He took the name from his steam-boat days - it was the river pilots' cry to let their men know that the water was two fathoms deep.

Mark Twain was always nostalgic about his childhood and in 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published, based on his own experiences. The book was soon recognised as a work of genius and eight years later the sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was published. The great writer Ernest Hemingway claimed that 'All modern literature stems from this one book.'

Mark Twain was soon famous all over the world. He made a fortune from writing and lost it on a typesetter he invented. He then made another fortune and lost it on a bad investment. He was an impulsive, hot-tempered man but was also quite sentimental and superstitious. He was born when Halley's Comet was passing the Earth and always believed he would die when it returned - this is exactly what happened.

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Mark Twain is a justifiably well known author for his books that have become part of American social history. That does not mean that all of his writings are going to be good reading material for the general masses. The stories here are not on a level with Twain's contemporary in speculative fiction, Jules Verne. Writers of the 19th century just do not use the language we are used to which makes them hard to follow.

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