Although Mark Twain is credited with introducing an earthy vernacular to post-bellum American literature, there is ample evidence that Twain was very much influenced by his friend John Hay--newspaper editor and private secretary to Abraham Lincoln--whose "Pike County Ballads" preceded "Huck Finn" by 14 years.
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Although Mark Twain is credited with introducing an earthy vernacular to post-bellum American literature, there is ample evidence that Twain was very much influenced by his friend John Hay--newspaper editor and private secretary to Abraham Lincoln--whose "Pike County Ballads" preceded "Huck Finn" by 14 years.
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Very good condition. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 167 pages of text, followed by 14 pages of publisher's advertisement. Original orange-brown cloth binding with moderate shelfwear and rubbing, including minor fraying to the top of the spine. The text has a few smudges on the page edges, but is relatively clean and is unmarked. Stated: Twenty-First Edition.
