{"product_id":"a-family-sketch-and-other-mark-twain-9780520280731","title":"A Family Sketch and Other Private Writings: Volume 5","description":"This book publishes, for the first time in full, the two most revealing of Mark Twain's private writings. Here he turns his mind to the daily life he shared with his wife Livy, their three daughters, a great many servants, and an imposing array of pets. These first-hand accounts display this gifted and loving family in the period of its flourishing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mark Twain began to write \"A Family Sketch\" in response to the early death of his eldest daughter, Susy, but the manuscript grew under his hands to become an exuberant account of the entire household. His record of the childrens' sayings--\"Small Foolishnesses\"--is next, followed by the related manuscript \"At the Farm.\" Also included are selections from Livy's 1885 diary and an authoritative edition of Susy's biography of her father, written when she was a teenager. Newly edited from the original manuscripts, this anthology is a unique record of a fascinating family. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Twain, Livy Clemens, Susy Clemens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520280733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520280731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 6.27w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 1315","brand":"Mark Twain","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045022527743,"sku":"9780520280731","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e97c53c-e0ea-40e5-91c2-97317cec3138.jpg?v=1684976272","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-family-sketch-and-other-mark-twain-9780520280731","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}