Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
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作者: (马克·吐温)
出版社: Random House US
1983-10
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780553213492
定价: 37.00
装帧: 平装
开本: 32开
纸张: 胶版纸
页数: 312页
正文语种: 英语
丛书: Bantam Classics
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  • FashionedfromthesameexperiencesthatwouldinspirethemasterpieceHuckleberryFinn,LifeontheMississippiisMarkTwain'smostbrilliantandmostpersonalnonfictionwork.ItisatonceanaffectionateevocationofthevitalriverlifeinthesteamboateraandamelancholyreminiscenceofitspassingaftertheCivilWar,apricelesscollectionofhumorousanecdotesandfolktales,andauniqueglimpseintoTwain'slifebeforehebegantowrite.WritteninaprosestylethathasbeenhailedasamongthegreatestinEnglishliterature,LifeontheMississippiestablishedTwainasnotonlythemostpopularhumoristofhistimebutalsoAmerica'smostprofoundchroniclerofthehumancomedy. SamuelLanghorneClemens,orMarkTwain,ashewasbetterknownwasbornonNovember30,1835inFlorida,Missouri,thesixthchildofJohnMarshallandJaneLamptonClemens.Hisfatherranadrygoodsandgrocerystore,practicedlawandinvolvedhimselfinlocalpoliticsafterthefamily'smovetoHannibal,Missouri,whenSamwasfouryearsold.

    Hannibalseemstohavebeenagoodplaceforaboytogrowup.SamwasentrancedbytheMississippiRiverandenjoyedboththebargesandthepeoplewhotraveledonthem.WhenSamwasjustelevenhisfatherdiedandSamwenttoworkforhisbrotherattheHannibalJournalfirstasaprinter'sapprenticeandlateracompositor.WhilestillinhisteensSamwentontheroadasanitinerantprinter.In1857heconceivedaplantoseekhisfortuneinSouthAmericabutonthewayhemetasteamboatcaptain,HoraceBixbywhotookhimonasacubriverboatpilotandtaughthimuntilheacquiredhisownlicense.

    Thisenjoyablestyleoflife,whichTwainalwaysspokeoflaterwithspecialwarmthwasendedbytheCivilWar.TwainwentwestwithhisbrotherOriontoprospectinNevadabutin1862joinedthestaffoftheVirginiaCityTerritorialEnterprise,apapertowhichhehadalreadybegunsubmittinghiswork.LaterTwainwenttoCaliforniaandsubmitted"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty"totheNewYorkSaturdayPress.

    By1871TwainhadpublishedInnocentsAbroadandhadmarriedOliviaLangdon,thesisterofafriendfromasociallyprominentNewYorkCityfamily.HeandhiswifemovedtoHartford,Connecticut,wheretheymadetheirfamilyhomeforthenext20years.

    BooksthathewroteinHartfordconfirmedhispopularreputationbutdespitetheirsuccessTwainfoundhimselfinfinancialdifficultyprimarilybecauseofhisinvestmentsinthePaigetypesettingbusinessaswellashisownpublishingcompany.EventuallyTwainwasforcedtodeclarebankruptcy.

    Twain'slastmajorbooksweresuccessfulcommerciallybuttheyalsoreflecthisincreasingpessimism.Hissatirebecomesattimesmorebitingandmean-spiritedthanitishumorous.DespitethedownturninTwain'soutlookinlaterlifeanddespitetheunevennessofmuchofhiswork,heremainsoneofthemajorwritersoftheAmericannineteenthcentury,andonewhohasbeenenormouslyinfluentialonsubsequentwriters. The "Body of the Nation"

    THE RIVER AND ITS HISTORY ...

    THE RIVER AND ITS EXPLORERS

    FRESCOES FROM THE PAST

    THE BOY'S AMBITION

    I WANT TO BE A CUB-PILOT

    A CUB-PILOT'S EXPERIENCE

    A DARING DEED

    PERPLEXING LESSONS

    CONTINUED PERPLEXITIES

    COMPLETING MY EDUCATION ..

    THE RIVER RISES

    SOUNDING

    A PILOT'S NEEDS

    RANK AND DIGNITY OF PILOTING

    THE PILOT'S MONOPOLY

    RACING DAYS

    CUT-OFFS AND STEPHEN

    I TAKE A FEW EXTRA LESSONS

    BROWN AND I EXCHANGE COMPLIMENTS .
  • 内容简介:
    FashionedfromthesameexperiencesthatwouldinspirethemasterpieceHuckleberryFinn,LifeontheMississippiisMarkTwain'smostbrilliantandmostpersonalnonfictionwork.ItisatonceanaffectionateevocationofthevitalriverlifeinthesteamboateraandamelancholyreminiscenceofitspassingaftertheCivilWar,apricelesscollectionofhumorousanecdotesandfolktales,andauniqueglimpseintoTwain'slifebeforehebegantowrite.WritteninaprosestylethathasbeenhailedasamongthegreatestinEnglishliterature,LifeontheMississippiestablishedTwainasnotonlythemostpopularhumoristofhistimebutalsoAmerica'smostprofoundchroniclerofthehumancomedy.
  • 作者简介:
    SamuelLanghorneClemens,orMarkTwain,ashewasbetterknownwasbornonNovember30,1835inFlorida,Missouri,thesixthchildofJohnMarshallandJaneLamptonClemens.Hisfatherranadrygoodsandgrocerystore,practicedlawandinvolvedhimselfinlocalpoliticsafterthefamily'smovetoHannibal,Missouri,whenSamwasfouryearsold.

    Hannibalseemstohavebeenagoodplaceforaboytogrowup.SamwasentrancedbytheMississippiRiverandenjoyedboththebargesandthepeoplewhotraveledonthem.WhenSamwasjustelevenhisfatherdiedandSamwenttoworkforhisbrotherattheHannibalJournalfirstasaprinter'sapprenticeandlateracompositor.WhilestillinhisteensSamwentontheroadasanitinerantprinter.In1857heconceivedaplantoseekhisfortuneinSouthAmericabutonthewayhemetasteamboatcaptain,HoraceBixbywhotookhimonasacubriverboatpilotandtaughthimuntilheacquiredhisownlicense.

    Thisenjoyablestyleoflife,whichTwainalwaysspokeoflaterwithspecialwarmthwasendedbytheCivilWar.TwainwentwestwithhisbrotherOriontoprospectinNevadabutin1862joinedthestaffoftheVirginiaCityTerritorialEnterprise,apapertowhichhehadalreadybegunsubmittinghiswork.LaterTwainwenttoCaliforniaandsubmitted"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty"totheNewYorkSaturdayPress.

    By1871TwainhadpublishedInnocentsAbroadandhadmarriedOliviaLangdon,thesisterofafriendfromasociallyprominentNewYorkCityfamily.HeandhiswifemovedtoHartford,Connecticut,wheretheymadetheirfamilyhomeforthenext20years.

    BooksthathewroteinHartfordconfirmedhispopularreputationbutdespitetheirsuccessTwainfoundhimselfinfinancialdifficultyprimarilybecauseofhisinvestmentsinthePaigetypesettingbusinessaswellashisownpublishingcompany.EventuallyTwainwasforcedtodeclarebankruptcy.

    Twain'slastmajorbooksweresuccessfulcommerciallybuttheyalsoreflecthisincreasingpessimism.Hissatirebecomesattimesmorebitingandmean-spiritedthanitishumorous.DespitethedownturninTwain'soutlookinlaterlifeanddespitetheunevennessofmuchofhiswork,heremainsoneofthemajorwritersoftheAmericannineteenthcentury,andonewhohasbeenenormouslyinfluentialonsubsequentwriters.
  • 目录:
    The "Body of the Nation"

    THE RIVER AND ITS HISTORY ...

    THE RIVER AND ITS EXPLORERS

    FRESCOES FROM THE PAST

    THE BOY'S AMBITION

    I WANT TO BE A CUB-PILOT

    A CUB-PILOT'S EXPERIENCE

    A DARING DEED

    PERPLEXING LESSONS

    CONTINUED PERPLEXITIES

    COMPLETING MY EDUCATION ..

    THE RIVER RISES

    SOUNDING

    A PILOT'S NEEDS

    RANK AND DIGNITY OF PILOTING

    THE PILOT'S MONOPOLY

    RACING DAYS

    CUT-OFFS AND STEPHEN

    I TAKE A FEW EXTRA LESSONS

    BROWN AND I EXCHANGE COMPLIMENTS .
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