Artemus Ward, (Twayne's United States authors series, 51)

"In this first book on the great nineteenth-century humorist by a literary scholar, one finds that Artemus Ward was really three distinct personalities: Charles F. Browne--printer, newspaper man, and editor--his happy-go-lucky originator; Artemus Ward, exhibitor of wax figures and a traveling menagerie, presenting his homely views on politics, business, reform movements, and social problems in Brownes city column in the Cleveland Plain Dealer; and finally Artemus Ward, the name Browne used on the lecture platform, America's first deadpan comic lecturer."
ASIN: B0006AYWN0
VSKU: RDV.B0006AYWN0.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Austin, James C
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: This book is a well used but readable copy. This is an ex-library book with stickers and markings. Integrity of the book is still intact with no missing pages. May have notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.