Mark Twain under Fire

Tracks the genesis and evolution of Twain''s reputation as a writer, revealing how and why the writer has been "under fire" since the advent of his career.



Threatened by a rival editor brandishing a double-barreled shotgun, young Samuel Clemens had his first taste of literary criticism. Clemens began his long writing career penning satirical articles for his brother''s newspaper in Hannibal, Missou...