Dangerous Intimacy: The Untold Story of Mark Twain's Final Years by Karen Lystra - 2004-04-23

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University of California Press, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 342 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. First Edition / First Printing. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.

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Berkeley. 2004. University Of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0520233239. 363 pages. hardcover. . keywords: Biography Mark Twain America Literature. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The last phase of Mark Twain's life is sadly familiar: Crippled by losses and tragedies, America's greatest humorist sank into a deep and bitter depression. It is also wrong. This book recovers Twain's final years as they really were–lived in the shadow of deception and prejudice, but also in the light of the author's unflagging energy and enthusiasm. Dangerous Intimacy relates the story of how, shortly after his wife's death in 1904, Twain basked in the attentions of Isabel Lyon, his flirtatious–and calculating–secretary. Lyon desperately wanted to marry her boss, who was almost thirty years her senior. She managed to exile Twain's youngest daughter, Jean, who had epilepsy. With the help of Twain's assistant, Ralph Ashcroft, who fraudulently acquired power of… Read More

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/very good. gray papered boards, black cloth spine, silver lettering, dust jacket, 342 pp Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.