Mark Twain: A Collection of Critical Essays

20th Century Views

by Henry Nash Smith (Editor)

A thorough review of all the major works of this great writer, with a critical analysis

179 pages, Hardcover

First published December 26, 1963

About the author

Henry Nash Smith was a scholar of American culture and literature. He is recognized as one of the founders of the academic discipline American studies. He was also a noted Mark Twain scholar, and the curator of the Mark Twain Papers. The Handbook of Texas reported that an uncle encouraged Smith to read at an early age, and that the boy developed an interest in the works of Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson and Mark Twain.