субота, 22 березня 2014 р.

          Stylistic analysis

 The Story Of The Good Little Boy by Mark Twain

The story under analysis comes from a short story ‘The story of the good little boy’ written by Mark Twain. Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American humorist, lecturer, essayist, and author wrote ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ (1876).
The author was famous for his humorous and witty quotes and sayings. Mark Twain is the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens and was the author of the classic American novel called ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’.
His most famous works ‘Huckleberry Finn’, ‘Tom Sawyer’ and ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’ are still considered classics and reflections of 
American history.
   
Twain made historical contributions to the literary world by chronicling a specific culture and time in American history. His portrayal of boyish pride and slavery has been studied by scholars in both grade schools and Universities.
Mark Twain continued to write and travel throughout the remainder of his life. His wife, Olivia died in 1904 and Twain passed away from a heart attack on April 21, 1910. By the time of his death, Twain was already renowned as a great American 
author.




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