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A New Orleans Author in Mark Twain's Court - Letters from Grace King's New England Sojourns (Hardcover)
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A New Orleans Author in Mark Twain's Court - Letters from Grace King's New England Sojourns (Hardcover)
Series: The Hill Collection: Holdings of the LSU Libraries
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Shortly after Grace King wrote her first stories in
post-Reconstruction New Orleans, she entered a world of famous
figures and literary giants greater than she could ever have
imagined. Notable writers and publishers of the Northeast bolstered
her career, and she began a decades-long friendship with Mark Twain
and his family that was as unlikely as it was remarkable. Beginning
in 1887, King paid long visits to the homes of friends and
associates in New England and benefited from their extended
circles. She interacted with her mentor, Charles Dudley Warner;
writers Harriet Beecher Stowe and William Dean Howells; painter
Frederic E. Church; suffragist Isabella Beecher Hooker; Chaucer
scholar Thomas Lounsbury; impresario Augustin Daly; actor Will
Gillette; cleric Joseph Twichell; and other stars of the era. As
compelling as a novel, this audacious story of King's northern ties
unfolds in eloquent letters. They hint at the fictional themes that
would end up in her own art; they trace her development from
literary novice to sophisticated businesswoman who leverages her
own independence and success. Through excerpts from scores of new
transcriptions, as well as contextualising narrative and
annotations, Miki Pfeffer weaves a cultural tapestry that includes
King's volatile southern family as it struggles to reclaim
antebellum status and a Gilded Age northern community that ignores
inevitable change. King's correspondence with the Clemens family
reveals incomparable affection. As a regular guest in their
household, she quickly distinguished ""Mark,"" the rowdy public
persona, from ""Mr. Clemens,"" the loving husband of Livy and
father of Susy, Clara, and Jean, all of whom King came to know
intimately. Their unguarded, casual revelations of heartbreaks and
joys tell something more than the usual Twain lore, and they bring
King into sharper focus. All of their existing letters are gathered
here, many published for the first time. A New Orleans Author in
Mark Twain's Court paints a fascinating picture of the northern
literary personalities who caused King's budding career to blossom.
General
Imprint: |
Louisiana State University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Hill Collection: Holdings of the LSU Libraries |
Release date: |
November 2019 |
Authors: |
Miki Pfeffer
• Steve Courtney
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
328 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8071-6973-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8071-6973-0 |
Barcode: |
9780807169735 |
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