A review of Mark Twain’s Letters, Volume 1: 1853-1866 (Mark Twain Papers)
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The author and humorist Mark Twain (middle), the American Civil War correspondent and author George Alfred Townsend (left), and David Gray, the editor of the Buffalo Courier (right). Photo: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy.
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James W. Tuttleton (1934-1998) was a distinguished literary critic and a professor at New York University. He was the author of several books including The Novel of Manners in America.Popular Right Now