Mark Twain as a Humorist

Mark Twain As a Humorist Mark Twain is a big territory in which to roam around. Louis Budd, author of Our Mark Twain, agrees and states that today, 75 years after his death, Twain is still all around us; a crater on Mercury is named after him; the joke in a strip of Peanuts depends on his fame (XI). David Bender, author of Readings on Mark Twain, tells us Mark Twain, whose real name is Samuel …

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