Synopsis
The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Mark Twain is a tribute to the world's first global celebrity (a.k.a. "the People's Author") and our most quotable American. Chock full of illustrations, the lively text follows Sam Clemens from his early days as a "printer's devil" to his Mark Twain days as a "devil's advocate." In this entertaining survey of Twainiana are summaries of Twain's works, long and short; a filmography; a crossword puzzle based on Twain's colorful quips; a map of Huck and Jim's trip down the Mississippi River; and short takes on long controversies.
You Know that Mark Twain's real name was Sam Clemens, But Did You Know that he... is believed to be the first author to submit a typewritten manuscript? wrote science fiction stories (including several gender-benders), an antiwar book, several animal-rights stories, and a number of anti-imperialist rants? thought his best book was one in which the main character is a girl! started smoking at age 7 and often smoked 40 cigars a day? was born under Halley's Comet and died at the comet's next return? had a newly published bestseller in 1962-fifty-two years after his death!