... ), 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: The novel ... ) which he maybe would have liked to have shared with them. Pettit says that "his mother was distressed by the mistreatment of slaves - but that "she never spoke out against slavery a...

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