The Cambridge History of American Literature: Later national literature: pt. IIWilliam Peterfield Trent, John Erskine, Stuart Pratt Sherman, Carl Van Doren G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1921 |
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... widely known as Mark Twain , was of the " bully breed " which Whit- man had prophesied . Writing outside " the genteel tradition , " he avowedly sought to please the masses , and he was elected to his high place in American literature ...
... widely known as Mark Twain , was of the " bully breed " which Whit- man had prophesied . Writing outside " the genteel tradition , " he avowedly sought to please the masses , and he was elected to his high place in American literature ...
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... publishing , and selling agencies . He did not foresee this all in 1866 ; but it must have begun to dawn . See Book II , Chap . XIX . 2 See Book III , Chap . VI . Later Life 5 By repeating his Sandwich Islands lecture widely 4 Mark Twain.
... publishing , and selling agencies . He did not foresee this all in 1866 ; but it must have begun to dawn . See Book II , Chap . XIX . 2 See Book III , Chap . VI . Later Life 5 By repeating his Sandwich Islands lecture widely 4 Mark Twain.
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... widely in Cali- fornia and Nevada he provided himself with means to travel , and revisited his home , returning by way of Panama and New York . In May , 1867 , he published his first book , The Cele- brated Jumping Frog of Calaveras ...
... widely in Cali- fornia and Nevada he provided himself with means to travel , and revisited his home , returning by way of Panama and New York . In May , 1867 , he published his first book , The Cele- brated Jumping Frog of Calaveras ...
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... widely circulated humor- ous books of the time might well have served as a motto for them all : " Fun is the most conservative element of society , and it ought to be cherished and encouraged by all lawful means . 112 See also Book II ...
... widely circulated humor- ous books of the time might well have served as a motto for them all : " Fun is the most conservative element of society , and it ought to be cherished and encouraged by all lawful means . 112 See also Book II ...
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... widely popular in their day . 2 Of the New York authors , the most prominent in the first part of the half century was Bayard Taylor . As Aldrich belongs not only to New York but also to New England , so Taylor belongs not only to New ...
... widely popular in their day . 2 Of the New York authors , the most prominent in the first part of the half century was Bayard Taylor . As Aldrich belongs not only to New York but also to New England , so Taylor belongs not only to New ...
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