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A First-Class Fool

A First-Class Fool

Susan Jaffe Tane

Mark Twain and Humor, Featuring the Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane

Barcode 9781605831107
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Release Date: 25/03/2025

Genre: Poetry & Drama
Sub-Genre: Literary Criticism
Label: Grolier Club of New York
Contributors: Susan Jaffe Tane (Edited by), John Bird (Contributions by), Julie Carlsen (Contributions by), James Caron (Contributions by), Mark Dawidziak (Contributions by), Kevin Mac Donnell (Contributions by), Kerry Driscoll (Contributions by), Joe Fulton (Contributions by), Alan Gribben (Contributions by), Gabriel Mckee (Contributions by)
Language: English
Publisher: Grolier Club of New York

Mark Twain and Humor, Featuring the Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane
A fascinating collection of essays brings the founding father of American humor—Mark Twain—to life through the rich visual context of his time: books, documents, and ephemera.

A First-Class Fool examines Samuel Clemens's emergence as a humorist and how "Mark Twain" continues to influence humor to this day. The story is richly illustrated with numerous books, manuscripts, art, photographs, and other rare materials from Susan Jaffe Tane’s private Mark Twain collection, including many heretofore unpublished pieces.

Contributors include John Bird, Julie Carlsen, James Caron, Mark Dawidziak, Kerry Driscoll, Gabriel Mckee, Kevin Mac Donnell, and Susan Jaffe Tane.

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