{"product_id":"dark-twain-stephen-h-provost-9781949971774","title":"Dark Twain: A Compendium of Oddities, Nightmares, and Wonderments","description":"Most people think of Mark Twain as the author of entertaining tales such as \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.\u003c\/i\u003e He's known for his wit and creativity more than anything horrifying or disturbing. But Twain did have a dark side, and it led him, on occasion, to pen tales snatched from the shadows of his imagination. A doomed ship, a cat with a nose for quartz, a human bloodhound, ghosts, and even the devil make an appearance in the short stories included here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese stand alongside a few dark poems and several true stories of nature's wrath-displayed in the desert, a volcano cauldron, and an inland sea of death. And this is not to mention the human horrors of slavery, bullying, and cruelty that you will find in these pages. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Twain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a collection of short stories and excerpts of works chronicling Twain's own harrowing experiences, culled from his \u003ci\u003eRoughing It\u003c\/i\u003e and other sources. From Virginia City, Nevada, to Hannibal, Missouri; from an abandoned graveyard to the microscopic sea in a drop of water to a \"passenger comet,\" Twain takes the reader on journeys odd, frightening, and always unforgettable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Twain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a sometimes horrifying, sometimes satirical look into the sometimes twisted but always brilliant mind of an American legend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen H. Provost\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949971775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949971774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dragon Crown Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Stephen H. Provost","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083688321279,"sku":"9781949971774","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dark-twain-stephen-h-provost-9781949971774","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}