Pub Date: June 15, 2008
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 1080
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.74" H x 7.69" L x 5.15" W ( 0.61 lbs) 400 pages
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Description: When A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court was published in 1889, Mark Twain was undergoing a series of personal and professional crises. In his Introduction, M. Thomas Inge shows how what began as a literary burlesque of British chivalry and culture developed to tragedy and into a novel that remains a major literary and cultural text for generations of new readers. This edition reproduces a number of the original drawings by Dan Beard, of whom Twain said "He not only illustrates the text but he illustrates my thoughts."
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.