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Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Professor Stephen Railton of the University of Virginia explores the private persona behind the public figure through literary analysis of some of his Mark Twain's most representative works. A series of 24 lectures on a college course level.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Twain Legacy offers students and teachers an insight into the life and writings of Mark Twain, a significant 19th century American literary icon. ‘The Twain Legacy’ is divided into five chapters intended for class and individual learning and discussion. Knowledgeable scholars explore themes, ideas and narrative style in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. By examining and exploring why his historical and moral concerns were important, the...
4) The Yearling
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Roughing it: Young Sam Clemens travels out west with his brother on a journey filled with games, storms, and gold rush disasters.
Yearling: A classic coming-of-age story in which a boy from a poor rural family adopts an orphaned fawn with which he develops a loving bond.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Taking place in the 1990's, Huck and his card shark friend, Jim, travel from California to Nevada searching for Huck's long-lost grandpa. Along the way, a deceived card player chases the two across the states with his two, less intelligent, sidekicks.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Mark Twain was a lifelong creator and keeper of scrapbooks. He took them with him everywhere and filled them with souvenirs, pictures, and articles about his books and performances. But in time, he grew tired of the lost glue, rock-hard paste, and the swearing that resulted from the standard scrapbook process. So, he came up with the idea of printing thin strips of glue on the pages to make updates neat and easy to do. In 1872, he patented his “self-pasting”...
7) Mark Twain
Publisher
Florentine Films
Pub. Date
[2010].
Language
English
Description
Recounts Mark Twain's life told primarily through his own words. Includes interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others.
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