Dickens and Twain capturing 19th century Britain and America

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ISBN: 9781470346638
ISBN: 147034663X
Physical Description: sound recording
sound disc
4 sound discs (ca. 4 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2013], p2013.

General Note:	Compact disc. Title from container. Release date supplied by publisher. Recording originally produced by Crescite Group, LLC, p2013. In container (17 cm.). "8 lectures"--Container. Shutt delivers a thought-provoking exploration of the worlds of two of the greatest authors of the 19th century: Mark Twain and Charles Dickens. Although these literary giants lived on opposite sides of the Atlantic, fascinating comparisons can be made in their use of language, humor, evocation of character, and evaluation of the social world.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- The life of Charles Dickens -- The life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain -- Autobiography and childhood: Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, and Huckleberry Finn -- Autobiography and childhood: Charles Dickens, David Copperfield -- Twain and Dickens: visions of society -- Twain and Dickens: moral and religious vision -- Twain and Dickens: women, sexuality, and final assessment.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecture given by Timothy B. Shutt.