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Abstract
Abstract:This article examines how prominent liberal frontier ministers influenced Mark Twain’s “low” literary calling in the 1860s and how two of them, in particular, influenced Roughing It.
期刊介绍:
The Mark Twain Annual publishes articles related to Mark Twain and those who surrounded him and serves as an outlet for new scholarship as well as new pedagogical approaches. It is the official publication of the Mark Twain Circle of America, an international association of people interested in the life and work of Mark Twain. The Circle encourages interest in Mark Twain and fosters the formal presentation of ideas about the author and his work, as well as the informal exchange of information among its members.