Writing "Huck Finn": Mark Twain's Creative ProcessUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 1992 - 272 pages Vic Doyno offers a new, accessible, and innovative approach to America's favorite novel. Doyno presents new material from the revised manuscript of Huckleberry Finn and also draws upon Samuel Clemens's unpublished family journal, his correspondence, and his concerns about the lack of international copyright law. |
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