A New Orleans Author in Mark Twain's Court: Letters from Grace King's New England Sojourns

by Miki Pfeffer

Shortly after Grace King wrote her first stories in post-Reconstruction New Orleans, she entered a world of famous figures and literary giants greater than she could ever have imagined. Notable writers and publishers of the Northeast bolstered her career, and she began a decades-long friendship with Mark Twain and his family that was as unlikely as it was remarkable. Beginning in 1887, King paid long visits to the homes of friends and associates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807169730
• ISBN13: 9780807169735
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.2" x 9.4"