Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Mark Twain A Life
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Mark Twain A Life (Hardcover)

by Ron Powers (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Available from these sellers.


10 used from £5.71
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Paperback (Reprint) 19 used & new from £2.79
Audio Download (Abridged) £19.25 £13.48
Audio CD (Abridged,Audiobook) 4 used & new from £29.13
12 Days of Christmas Sale in Books
12 Days of Christmas Sale in Books
Get up to 65% off some of our top titles. Shop now

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
   Mark Twain Audiobooks opens new browser window
www.Audible.co.uk  -  Audiobooks By Mark Twain plus 30,000 other titles 
  
 

Product details

  • Hardcover: 736 pages
  • Publisher: Free Press; annotated edition edition (19 Sep 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743248996
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743248990
  • Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.5 x 4.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,036,815 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Review

"I couldn't stop reading this splendid book, and now I can't stop thinking about it. Ron Powers has raised Mark Twain from the grave, stolen him away from the culture-warriors, and reinstated him as the tribal chief of American letters. The book is a haunted postbellum mansion, full of echoing laughter and pain. The vigor and beauty of Powers's prose sometimes rival Twain's own, and his story overflows with new details and arresting insights. Surely this is one of the great American biographies."

-- James Tobin, author of "To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight"

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
mark twain
biography
recommended biography
southern discomfort
signed first edition
redhead
mark twain - biographies and reference
magic carpet ride
19th century american literature
090 critical

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Mark Twain
79% buy
Mark Twain 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£8.99
Autobiography of Mark Twain (Perennial Classics)
21% buy
Autobiography of Mark Twain (Perennial Classics) 4.5 out of 5 stars (2)
£15.00
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

1 Review
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal, 25 Sep 2007
By Fred (Oxford, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mark Twain: A Life (Paperback)
The best biographies are those that exemplify the skills of their subject in the telling. Powers almost becomes Twain, using the same sort of irreverent wit and free-ranging spirit to bring his subject alive. Even before he was rich and famous, Sam Clemens travelled incesssantly ("I must move, move, MOVE!") drinking and gambling as he wrote his pieces for whatever newspaper would pay him, saying what he pleased (often without regard for the truth) and developing what was to be recognised as his quintessential American style. I did wonder whether all Powers says about Twain is true - does his wit and mimicry extend to making things up and publishing them as fact, just to make a good story and see what happens? Anyway, it's a rollicking story, about a country and a way of life as well as a talented and remarkable man. Twain lived to a ripe old age, and received every plaudit going by the end (having just as often been jailed or shot at in the early days). His proudest moment, apparently, was the honorary degree he was given by Oxford Univeristy when he came to England in 1903.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject




















i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.