After laughing their way through his classic and beloved depictions of nineteenth-century American life, few readers would suspect that Mark Twainâ s last years were anything but happy and joyful. They would be wrong. Contrary to the myth perpetrated by his literary executors Twain ended his life as a frustrated writer plagued by paranoia. He suffered personal tragedies, got involved in questionable business ventures, and was a demanding and controlling father and husband. As Mark Twain: Godâ s Fool demonstrates, the difficult circumstances of Twainâ s personal life make his humorous output all the more surprising and admirable. Â
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 â Ham[lin] Hill remains among the smartest, most honest, and most humane of Twain scholarsâ and . . . Godâ s Fool parades those qualities on every page.â   Jeff Steinbrink, Franklin & Marshall College
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â Fills a great, long-standing need for a thoroughly researched book about Mark Twainâ s twilight years. . . . Splendidly, grippingly written and excellently documented. . . . Likely to be a standard work for as long as anyone can foresee.â Â Â Choice
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Hamlin Hill (1931–2002) taught at the University of New Mexico, the University of Chicago, and Texas A&M University, where he led the Department of English until 1989. He is the author and editor of many volumes, several of which center on Mark Twain, Twain’s work, and American humor.
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