"A Barkeeper Entering the Kingdom of Heaven": Did Mark Twain Really Hate Jane Austen?

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Title: "A Barkeeper Entering the Kingdom of Heaven": Did Mark Twain Really Hate Jane Austen?
Authors: AUERBACH, EMILY, EMILY AUERBACH
Source: Virginia Quarterly Review. Winter99, Vol. 75 Issue 1, p109-120. 12p.
Subjects: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920, Austen, Jane, 1775-1817, Authors, Letters, Criticism, 20th century (Literary period)
Abstract: Deals with the extensive correspondence of Mark Twain with fellow author and critic William Dean Howells which reveals his hatred of Jane Austen. Criticisms of Twain on Austen's books; Response of Austen to the attacks against her; Information on the books of both authors.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:Deals with the extensive correspondence of Mark Twain with fellow author and critic William Dean Howells which reveals his hatred of Jane Austen. Criticisms of Twain on Austen's books; Response of Austen to the attacks against her; Information on the books of both authors.
ISSN:0042675X