... Abroad- (1869), followed by "Tom Sawyer- and "Huckleberry Finn- (1876). "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson- (1894) was one of his last novels. After this novel was published Twain had to experience a series of painful experiences within his family life. For the following years Twain's literature became rather dull and negative. One of his last published works was "What is Man- in 1906. Historical Background ... and published 1894. The time it was published in was a very difficult period of American history, namely the period of Post-Reconstruction. The reintegration of slaves, African Am...

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