1878 1st/1st Mark Twain Punch Brothers Punch Literary Nightmare Earworm Jingle
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
― Mark Twain
Mark Twain and his works were immensely popular all on their own. Such notable characters as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn stood out about other 19th-century literary characters, and not just in the United States.
In 1876, Twain published a short story entitled ‘A Literary Nightmare’, which was a fictional tale about Twain himself encountering an earworm – a jingle he couldn’t get out of his head for days on end. The story was retitled and republished under the name ‘Punch, Brothers, Punch’ in 1878.
1878 1st/1st Mark Twain Punch Brothers Punch Literary Nightmare Earworm Jingle
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
― Mark Twain
Mark Twain and his works were immensely popular all on their own. Such notable characters as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn stood out about other 19th-century literary characters, and not just in the United States.
In 1876, Twain published a short story entitled ‘A Literary Nightmare’, which was a fictional tale about Twain himself encountering an earworm – a jingle he couldn’t get out of his head for days on end. The story was retitled and republished under the name ‘Punch, Brothers, Punch’ in 1878.
Item number: #4897
Price: $499
TWAIN, Mark
Punch, brothers, punch! and other sketches
New York : Slote, Woodman & Co., ©1878. First edition, first state
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- 140
- References: BAL 3378
- Edition notes:
- ‘Mark Twain’ in Roman font on title page
- 91, line 4 from bottom – “health offi…could hardly sweeten”
- 101 – set in 13 lines
- Language: English
- Binding: Paper
- Size: ~6in X 4in (15cm x 10cm)
- VERY rare with auction and price comparisons as high as $4,000
- Edition notes:
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4897
Category
Literature
Authors
TWAIN, Mark
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete