Mark Twain at the Buffalo Express: Articles and Sketches by America's Favorite Humorist

by Mark Twain, Joseph B. McCullough (Editor), Janice McIntire-Strasburg (Editor)

Overview

Collects all of Twain's signed pieces from the 18 months he spent as editor, co-owner, and writer for the , as well as 37 unsigned editorials that can now be identified with certainty as his. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780875802497
Publisher:	Northern Illinois University Press
Publication date:	07/28/1999
Pages:	309
Product dimensions:	6.39(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.18(d)

About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), best known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an author and humorist noted for the novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (which has been called "The Great American Novel") and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, among many other books. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and he spent time as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before finding fame as a writer.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Note to the Text	xi
	Introduction	xiii
Part I	Settling in to Editorial Duties August 1869-October 1869
	"Salutatory"	5
	Removal of the Capital	7
	Lady Byron--Mrs. Stowe's Revelations	8
	Inspired Humor	9
	The "Monopoly" Speaks	11
	A Day at Niagara	12
	Uncriminal Victims	18
	The Byron Scandal	19
	[A Fine Old Man]	21
	Only a Nigger	22
	English Festivities	23
	The Prodigal Son Returns	28
	The Byron Scandal	29
	The Byron Question	30
	Journalism in Tennessee	31
	More Byron Scandal	37
	Butler on the Byron Scandal	38
	The Last Words of Great Men	44
	Personal	47
	"Mr. and Mrs. Byron"	47
	The Gates Ajar	51
	The "Wild Man"	53
	Rev. H. W. Beecher	56
	The Ticket--Explanation	59
	Engineer Griffin	60
	The Latest Novelty	62
Part II	Lighting Out for the Lecture Circuit October 1869-January 1870
	Around the World: Letter No. 1	67
	Mark Twain: His Greetings to the California Pioneers	71
	The Legend of the Capitoline Venus	73
	Around the World: Letter No. 2	78
	The Paraguay Puzzle	84
	A Good Letter	86
	Hanging to Slow Music	88
	Around the World: Letter No. 3	89
	Civilized Brutality	93
	Browsing Around	95
	The Richardson Murder	101
	Browsing Around	102
	The Law of Divorce	107
	Around the World: Letter No. 4	108
	Around the World: Letter No. 5	112
	Ye Cuban Patriot	117
	An Indignant Rebuke	120
	The Hyenas	121
	An Awful--Terrible Medieval Romance	123
	Mrs. Stowe's Vindication	129
	Around the World: Letter No. 6	130
	A Ghost Story	134
	Around the World: Letter No. 7	140
	Around the World: Letter No. 8	144
Part III	Back to Buffalo February 1870-May 1870
	Nasby's Lecture	153
	Anson Burlingame	153
	The Blondes	157
	Personal	159
	More Wisdom	159
	"A Big Thing"	161
	A Mysterious Visit	166
	Literary Guide to Williams & Packard's System of Penmanship	170
	The Facts in the Great Land Slide Case	172
	Mark Twain on Agriculture	176
	The New Crime	177
	The Story of the Good Little Boy Who Did Not Prosper	182
	Curious Dream	186
	Curious Dream, Conclusion	191
	Murder and Insanity	194
Part IV	Personal Troubles and Rumors of War May 1870-October 1870
	Personal	199
	Our Precious Lunatic	204
	Street Sprinkling	207
	More Distinction	208
	How Higgins Gently Broke the News	210
	Buffalo Female Academy	211
	The Editorial Office Bore	215
	How I Edited an Agricultural Paper	217
	The European War!!!	222
	Obituary	224
	To the Reader	227
	At the President's Reception	229
	Curious Relic for Sale	233
	Mark Twain: His Map and Fortifications of Paris	238
Part V	The Last Days of Journalism October 1870-January 1871
	On Riley--Newspaper Correspondent	243
	The Libel Suit	246
	A Reminiscence of the Back Settlements	248
	A General Reply	250
	Running for Governor	254
	My Watch--An Instructive Little Tale	259
	An Entertaining Article	262
	Dogberry in Washington	266
	War and "Wittles"	268
	The Facts in the Case of George Fisher, Deceased	270
	"Waiting for the Verdict"	276
	A Sad, Sad Business	277
	Mean People	280
	The Danger of Lying in Bed	281
	Notes	285
	Index	307

Editorial Reviews

Scholars and researchers may delight in this collection of Twain editorials and sketches from his days at the Buffalo (N.Y.) Express, but the general reader will want to hunt and peck for the "good parts."

Kirkus Reviews