The first book-length treatment of Mark Twain’s public persona as depicted in newspaper and magazine illustrations Cartoons and Caricatures of Mark Twain: Reformer and Social Critic, 1869–1910 reproduces for students and scholars of Twain and American literature a provocative series of visual texts that illustrate the growth of Twain’s reputation as a social and political satirist. Myrick and Scharnhorst trace the evolution of Twain’s depiction across more than forty years and seventy illustrations—from portrayals of the famous author as a court jester adorned with cap and bells,...
The first book-length treatment of Mark Twain’s public persona as depicted in newspaper and magazine illustrations Cartoons and Caricatures of Mark...