Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

作者: Mark Twain （马克·吐温）著

出版社: Random House US

出版时间: 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

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

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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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