{"product_id":"the-devils-race-track-mark-twains-great-dark-writings-the-best-from-which-was-the-dream-and-fables-of-man-paperback","title":"The Devil's Race-Track: Mark Twain's Great Dark Writings, the Best from Which Was the Dream? and Fables of Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn S. Tuckey\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eRichard A. Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Twain explores the darker side of life in these lesser-known later writings dealing with personal tragedies, nightmarish world events, and a doubtful cosmic order. He views his own situation as that of a ship trapped in a fearsome Bermuda Triangle-like region, the \u003ci\u003eDevil's Race-Track. \u003c\/i\u003eHe sees history as a treadmill of endlessly and monotonously repeated events. And he conceives of a universal food chain, a vast round of devourers who in their turn become victims, humankind and God included. The tone of these writings is lightened considerably by Mark Twain's sagely ironic humor and his warmth, which together balance his tough-mindedness. And even when he shows the human race caught in some vicious circle, he may be seen courageously seeking a way out and at times believing he has found it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Twain explores the darker side of life in these little-known later writings. A number of stories and fragments dealing with his own misfortunes represent successive stages of work on a story of a disastrous sea voyage that he felt compelled to produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn S.Tuckey\u003c\/b\u003e was Professor of English at Purdue University. He was the author of \u003ci\u003eMark Twain and Little Satan \u003c\/i\u003eas well as other studies on the writings of Mark Twain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 405\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.1 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698086187104,"sku":"9780520238930","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/bbfaa4f10e6b927ffc9eeeadb98c6d77.webp?v=1775833150","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-devils-race-track-mark-twains-great-dark-writings-the-best-from-which-was-the-dream-and-fables-of-man-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}