{"product_id":"9781469178721","title":"Ira Fistell's Mark Twain:: Three Encounters","description":"Ira Fistell’s Mark Twain: Three Encounters begins with a perceptive analysis of the author’s major novels which will be a revelation to any reader of Twain. Ira proves that Tom Sawyer is anything but a kids book; explains why the ending of Huckleberry Finn, often dismissed as “just cheating,” is actually the most brilliant part of the book; makes sense of the confusing and difficult Connecticut Yankee; and discovers the tragedy in The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson. Then this book explores how the places Twain live affected what he wrote, and concludes with a stunning explanation of the author’s terrible guilt in his later years. No other study of Twain and his work compares with this one: it is the essential book on this subject.","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129539444976,"sku":"9781469178721","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469178721_p0.jpg?v=1763699622","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469178721","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}