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Country United States Publication date 1907 Pages 153 Preceded by A Dog's Tale Publisher Harper | 3.3/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print (hardback) Originally published 1907 Page count 153 Followed by Is Shakespeare Dead? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Illustrator Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock Similar Mark Twain books, Novels, Classical Studies books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A horse s tale by mark twain novel by samuel langhorne clemens as free audio book in english
A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry.
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Background
Harper's Magazine originally published the story in two installments in August and September 1906. Clemens wrote the story after receiving a request from actress Minnie Maddern Fiske to assist in her drive against bullfighting. Harper's published the story as a 153-page book in October 1907.
Clemen's daughter Susy Clemens, who died in 1896 at age 24 of spinal meningitis, is understood to be inspiration for lead character Cathy Alison. When Clemens provided the story to Harper's, he included a photograph of Susy for the illustrator to use for Cathy.