"The primary aim of this study is to trace the philosophical changes in the writing career of Mark Twain. While its main emphasis rests on his later writings (r

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"Much has been written about Mark Twain's social and political attitudes, but Mark Twain: Social Philosopher is the most comprehensive study of the subject that

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